Merging Folders

steerpikegg · Jul 20, 2011, 10:00 AM

Has anyone tried merging two folders yet?

I just tried a few tests and can't see anywhere an option to merge, just the old dialog saying do you want to replace.

steerpikegg · Jul 20, 2011, 10:14 AM

Have to say I am completely stumped by this - have tried everything I can think of and still no option to merge folders

This is the one feature I was looking forward to....

skysmx · Jul 20, 2011, 10:18 AM

Same here. Already installed Lion but I cannot merge any folder. That's strange.

steerpikegg · Jul 20, 2011, 10:23 AM

I can't believe that this isn't working. I'm about 10 minutes away from throwing my Lion disk out the window.

steerpikegg · Jul 20, 2011, 10:45 AM

Just got an answer for this on the Apple forum.

It seems like it will only work if you copy the folder (ie option drag or copy/paste). To me this is extremely unintuitive.

Why would it be that you don't have to copy to do a destructive operation, but do for a non-destructive?

jowie · Jul 22, 2011, 04:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steerpikegg

It seems like it will only work if you copy the folder (ie option drag or copy/paste). To me this is extremely unintuitive.

I asked someone who has a copy of Lion to try this, and he said it doesn't work...?!

I'd be very disappointed if this feature has been axed. It even lists it as a feature on their website.

http://www.apple.com/macosx/whats-new/features.html

dryjoy · Jul 23, 2011, 04:23 AM

I'm glad I searched for this thread. I just can't get this merge folders feature to work at all.
It's infuriating, as I really need to merge some folders now!

Comeagain? · Jul 23, 2011, 04:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steerpikegg

I can't believe that this isn't working. I'm about 10 minutes away from throwing my Lion disk out the window.

I'm curious as to how well that works out for you...seeing as there is no disk, unless you mean the hard drive...and if that is what you mean, I wouldn't get so worked up about merging folders, it's only a folder after all.

FranzMarc · Jul 23, 2011, 09:46 AM

You can merge two folders by selecting them both, then right-clicking/double-tapping on them. Gives the option "New folder with selection (#of items)".

That what you mean?

fisherking · Jul 23, 2011, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FranzMarc

You can merge two folders by selecting them both, then right-clicking/double-tapping on them. Gives the option "New folder with selection (#of items)".

That what you mean?

i was just going to post this info!. seems simple enough...

sh0vel · Jul 23, 2011, 10:47 AM

Cmd + C then Cmd + V to the new location. Works for me.

Apple Discussions thread

dryjoy · Jul 23, 2011, 10:56 AM

It has now worked for me too, on a normal folder, but it seems not to work on the default OS X folders in the Users folder.

I tried to merge "~/Documents" from one OS X installation to another, and that doesn't work.

I guess these are regarded as system folders and for whatever reason, merge doesn't work on those.

Jul 20, 2011, 10:00 AM	#1
steerpikegg macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2007	Merging Folders Has anyone tried merging two folders yet? I just tried a few tests and can't see anywhere an option to merge, just the old dialog saying do you want to replace.
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Jul 20, 2011, 10:14 AM	#2
steerpikegg Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2007	Have to say I am completely stumped by this - have tried everything I can think of and still no option to merge folders This is the one feature I was looking forward to....
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Jul 20, 2011, 10:18 AM	#3
skysmx macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Switzerland	Same here. Already installed Lion but I cannot merge any folder. That's strange.
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Jul 20, 2011, 10:23 AM	#4
steerpikegg Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2007	I can't believe that this isn't working. I'm about 10 minutes away from throwing my Lion disk out the window.
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Jul 20, 2011, 10:45 AM	#5
steerpikegg Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2007	Just got an answer for this on the Apple forum. It seems like it will only work if you copy the folder (ie option drag or copy/paste). To me this is extremely unintuitive. Why would it be that you don't have to copy to do a destructive operation, but do for a non-destructive?
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Jul 23, 2011, 04:23 AM	#7
dryjoy macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2009	I'm glad I searched for this thread. I just can't get this merge folders feature to work at all. It's infuriating, as I really need to merge some folders now!
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Jul 23, 2011, 09:46 AM	#9
FranzMarc macrumors member Join Date: May 2010	You can merge two folders by selecting them both, then right-clicking/double-tapping on them. Gives the option "New folder with selection (#of items)". That what you mean?
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Jul 23, 2011, 10:47 AM	#11
sh0vel macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2010	Cmd + C then Cmd + V to the new location. Works for me. Apple Discussions thread
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Jul 23, 2011, 10:56 AM	#12
dryjoy macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2009	It has now worked for me too, on a normal folder, but it seems not to work on the default OS X folders in the Users folder. I tried to merge "~/Documents" from one OS X installation to another, and that doesn't work. I guess these are regarded as system folders and for whatever reason, merge doesn't work on those.
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