How do I move files on my new iMac?
I am a longtime PC user with my first iMac and I cannot figure out how to move files from one location to another.
In general, click-and-hold on the file you want to move, then just drag it to the new location; let go of the mouse button when it's where you want it to be.
In Lion (and maybe earlier OS X version), you can also -
• Click once on the file to select it.
• Press Command-C (Copy in Edit menu).
• Go to the location where you want it to be; if it's another folder, click on a bare patch inside that folder to make it active.
• Press Option-Command-V (Option-Paste in the Edit menu). The file will be moved to that location.
If you want to move a file from one volume (drive) to another rather than just copy it there, which is the default, just hold down the Command key while dragging the file to the other volume. It will be copied to the target volume and the original removed.
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