drag/drop into cut/paste?

[altecXP]

When I drag/drop a file I always have to go back and delete the original. Am I missing something so I can cut/paste them instead?

 

[simsaladimbamba]

So you want to move files to an external HDD I guess?
Anyway, there are countless of threads about this already.
Example:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/793326/
via MRoogle

 

[altecXP]

Oh, so I just hold command.


Thanks.

 

[Tomorrow]

When I drag/drop a file I always have to go back and delete the original. Am I missing something so I can cut/paste them instead?

If you drag and drop while holding the command button, it will move the file instead of copying it.

If you drag and drop a file between two locations on the same filesystem, it will move the file instead of copying it. Hold the command button to copy.

Look for the green + in a circle when you're ready to "drop." If that's present, you're copying it (the copy is like "adding" the file to an additional spot, hence the plus sign). If it isn't, you're moving it.

 

[altecXP]

If you drag and drop while holding the command button, it will move the file instead of copying it.

If you drag and drop a file between two locations on the same filesystem, it will move the file instead of copying it. Hold the command button to copy.

Look for the green + in a circle when you're ready to "drop." If that's present, you're copying it (the copy is like "adding" the file to an additional spot, hence the plus sign). If it isn't, you're moving it.

Hm, thats quite annoying when I have two drives in my laptop and want to move files around a lot between them.