Cut/paste files & folder view?

[discofuel]

I think os x is superior to Windows in almost every way but I do wish I could perform two simple actions the way Windows works.

The first is the ability to 'cut' and then paste files. If I want to move files to a different folder, I've got to open up another finder window and drag and drop.

And secondly (and most annoying) is switching folder views (icons, list etc). On Windows when you change the view of a folder, it automatically becomes the default view for that folder. In os x changing the view changes the global view across all folders, unless you apple-j and tick the 'always open in...' which would be a real hassle to do for every folder!

Is there any way to achieve these actions in os x?

 

[Digital Skunk]

Not this again!

**facepalm**

You shouldn't label your thread like this.

 

[GGJstudios]

First, you'd be better served by picking a thread title that reflects what you're needing help with.

Second, searching the forum with MRoogle will usually find answers to most of your questions:

Cut and Paste in Finder

Finder default view​

 

[lucifiel]

this sounds like such a troll thread...

as to your concerns:

the copy - paste argument is old. very old. if you're really annoyed by it, buy pathfinder or whatever it's called.

the view thing is meh.

ah well, stupid thread title.

 

[discofuel]

Sorry, didn't mean to offend. Title changed.

Second, searching the forum with MRoogle will usually find answers to most of your questions:

Cut and Paste in Finder​

Thanks I'll take a look

the view thing is meh.

Maybe to you...​

 

[MacDawg]

I always find this fascinating psychology
I use both OSX and Windows back and forth, and I never seem to get confused

These apparent glaring deficiencies that are found in OSX and not in Windows never seem to cross my mind

And it has never once occurred to me to go to a Windows Forum to post a complaint about how Windows does or doesn't do something that OSX does or doesn't do

Cut and paste has been been killed and resurrected so many times around here it needs to be a sticky

 

[discofuel]

I use both OSX and Windows back and forth, and I never seem to get confused

So do I and I didn't say anything about being confused.

These apparent glaring deficiencies that are found in OSX and not in Windows never seem to cross my mind

I like to view folders with lots of files in list view, and folders with few files in icon view. It helps me navigate to my files faster.

And it has never once occurred to me to go to a Windows Forum to post a complaint about how Windows does or doesn't do something that OSX does or doesn't do

Who's complaining? I was simply asking if something was possible.

 

[miles01110]

I wish Windows and OS X were exactly the same! Everything that is wrong with Windows is right in OS X and VV!!!!

 

[mstrze]

The first is the ability to 'cut' and then paste files. If I want to move files to a different folder, I've got to open up another finder window and drag and drop.

You don't have to have both locations open...you can grab the file and hover over various folders to have them pop-open and you can navigate to where you want to drop the file. Or, add the destination folder to the favorites on the left side of the finder navigation window if you transfer a lot of files to this folder.

 

[-aggie-]

Just read the other threads on this. If you want the capability, you can have it with some scripting.

 

[Gregg2]

I like to view folders with lots of files in list view, and folders with few files in icon view. It helps me navigate to my files faster.

So you do know that you can set different views for different folders, right?

Others would be frustrated by the "changes that stick" solution you're after. I often want to use a different view temporarily. I know that I can then just close the window, and the next time I open it, it will revert back to the originally set view. I like that. It would be an extra step to change it back.

So, programmers had a choice: an extra step for you, or an extra step for me. I won!

 

[chroniceater]

Hey found this here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPByQ24gwGM

1. Copy the files you want to move (command + C)
2. Go to the destination folder you want to paste the files and click (command+option/alt+V)

Hope this will help

 

[James_C]

Hey found this here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPByQ24gwGM

1. Copy the files you want to move (command + C)
2. Go to the destination folder you want to paste the files and click (command+option/alt+V)

Hope this will help

Lol you are replying to a thread that is almost 3 years old - We know you can copy and paste in Finder it was introduced in July 2011 with Mac OS X Lion (10.7) that was released after the last post in this thread.