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The Finder has an interesting take on this: copy a file with ⌘C, then move it somewhere with ⌥⌘V. This is much nicer than the Windows Explorer's CTRL+X and CTRL

The Finder has an interesting take on this: copy a file with ⌘C, then move it somewhere with ⌥⌘V. This is much nicer than the Windows Explorer's CTRL+X and CTRL+V, where the user is unsure what happens when they never paste the file.

Cyberdog 2mo ago
What does happen if you never paste the file? It feels to me like cut/copy (in the clipboard manipulation sense)/paste are nonsensical operations on files in the first place.
- recursive 2mo ago
  Nothing.
  - Cyberdog 2mo ago
    So the "cut" file just disappears then? Is there an "undo?" That seems really horrifying.
    - recursive 2mo ago
      No. The file disappearing is something. If you cut, and don't paste, nothing happens. And there is nothing to undo.
      - Cyberdog 2mo ago
        So the "cut" file doesn't disappear from its directory when you "cut" it? Only when it's pasted?
        recursive 2mo ago
        Yes. That is what happens.