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You can cut and paste files in Finder, it’s just a decision that’s made on the “paste” side of the process instead of the “cut” side. Copy as usual with Comman
by kitsunesoba 4y ago
You can cut and paste files in Finder, it’s just a decision that’s made on the “paste” side of the process instead of the “cut” side.
Copy as usual with Command-C, then at your destination move the file with Command-Option-V. This allows you to change your mind about whether you want the file to be duplicated or moved without having to first navigate back to the source and perform an additional action.
- sodapopcan 4y agoOh cool! I never knew that. How long has that been a thing? In a way I actually like this better as in Windows I used to cut and every-so often I'd blow out my clipboard somehow (at least, I have memories of that... it was like 20 years ago).
- kitsunesoba 4y agoBased on an archive.org snapshot[0] of an Apple support page[1], the move shortcut has been in place since at least 2015. And yeah, the Mac way makes more sense to me too. It's a lot less likely for Command-Option-V to be fat-fingered than both Ctrl-X and Ctrl-V. Shortcuts like this are all over the place in macOS, and have been for decades. They're usually discoverable by glancing through menus while holding down various modifier keys. [0]: https://web.archive.org/web/20151128115451/https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236 https://web.archive.org/web/20151128115451/https://support.a... [1]: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236
- sodapopcan 4y agoYeah, I know a lot of the shortcuts, though 2015 is literally 20 years since I started yearning for some kind of cut-and-paste in the Finder. I'd given up hope long before then and started living more on the command line more and more.