Can't move files, only duplicate

hello,
i have some files at the root level of my laptop drive and i want to move them, but they only copy into their new locations (duplicating) they don't simply move with the gong sound. i'm wondering why. does it have to do with permissions or something?
thanks
max

A 'move' is just shorthand for a 'copy to new location X, and delete from old location Y'.
You can't delete something outside of your user account without Admin privileges. I haven't tested this, but for that reason I'd imagine you can't move files in the root directory. Copy them then delete them manually, supplying your Admin password when prompted.

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