Cannot move files to different folders

A few days ago, I started being unable to move files from one folder to another in Finder or on my Desktop, using a drag and drop motion. I can move the files if I copy and paste them from one folder to the next, but that is incredibly laborious. I have not changed any of my user settings lately, so I have no idea why this is happening all of a sudden.
I am currently using OS x 10.9.4. Any ideas or thoughts as to why this is happening would be greatly appreciated.

I recently ran into some weird Finder behavior while moving files from one folder to another, and suspecting problems with caches, I booted into Safe Mode (Shift key down at the chime from a cold boot). That did some cache cleaning, and after a reboot, the file moving problem was gone. Give that a try.

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Hi Andy,
There are 3 main file formats that you can consider writing your data out to in LabVIEW:
ASCII
Binary
Datalog
ASCII
ASCII files are useful because every operating system and almost every application can read/write ASCII format files. Use ASCII files when:
Other users or applications will need to access the data file.
You will not need to perform random access file I/O
File I/O speed is not crucial
Disk space is not crucial
Examples within LabVIEW Example Finder: Fundamentals >> File Input and Output >> Write to Text File.vi and Read from Text File.vi
Binary
Binary byte stream files are more specific to data storage and retrieval. Use b
inary files when:
File I/O will remain in LabVIEW only -- no other applications will be needing to write/read that file. There is no standard formatting for binary files and thus other applications or operating systems may be unable to read the file.
Files are smaller than ASCII files
Easier and faster random access to data
Examples within LabVIEW Example Finder: Fundamentals >> File Input and Output >> Write Binary File.vi and Read Binary File.vi
Datalog
When to use datalog:
If you need to record data with a mixture of types, it can be cumbersome to convert everything to ASCII or to keep track of the binary formatting.
Datalog format is binary and internal to LabVIEW, so again only use this format if no other applications or operating systems will be needing to perform file I/O on the file.
Examples within LabVIEW Example Finder: Fundamentals >> File Input and Output >> Write Datalog File
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Move files to different folders on a external harddrive

Hi
On my computer I have difference files in a folder, that I want to move to different correct folders on a external harddrive.
In the folder I can for instance have the following files:
PBS march 2011
Pay march 2011
On a external drive, I have folders, that I want the documents to be moved to.
For instance PBS march 2011 should be move to a folder called PBS, where again there is a folder called 2011. In al folders there is folders of each year, so the applescript should be appel to find the PBS folder, and then put it in the correct year folder.
Now there is hundreds of folders, so it need to be automatic.
In a tree structure I would be like this:
External drive
Kristians documents
-folder importen letters
--PBS
---2011
Can anyone help with a script on this?

Hi,
These scripts work, if the filename contains always three
words separated by a space, otherwise the file will not be moved.
The script will overwrite files that already exists in the destination folder.
Here's the script that uses a shell
set theFolder to "" -- drag/drop your folder between quotes
set destination to "" -- drag/drop the folder "folder importen letters" between quotes
do shell script "dest=" & (quoted form of destination) & "
/usr/bin/find " & (quoted form of theFolder) & " -type f -maxdepth 1 \! -name '.*' -print0 | while read -d $'\0' f; do
name=${f##*/}; folderName=${name%% *}; year=${name##* };
if [[ "$year" = . ]]; then year=${year%%.*};fi
if [ -d "$dest/$folderName/$year" ];then
/bin/mv -f "$f" "$dest/$folderName/$year/$name"
fi
done"
or this script if you prefer the Finder
set theFolder to (POSIX file "") as string -- drag/drop your folder between quotes
set destination to (POSIX file "") as alias -- drag/drop the folder "folder importen letters" between quotes
tell application "Finder"
repeat with tFile in (get files in folder theFolder)
set {folderName, t_year} to my getTheseNames(name of tFile)
if t_year is not "" then try
move tFile to folder t_year of folder folderName of destination with replacing
delete tFile -- because the command move, doesn't move on other volume, it duplicate
end try
end repeat
end tell
on getTheseNames(tname)
set oldTID to text item delimiters
set text item delimiters to " "
try
tell tname to set {t_base, t_end} to {text item 1, text item 3}
set text item delimiters to "."
set t_end to text item 1 of t_end -- text before the period = the year
on error
return {"", ""}
end try
set text item delimiters to oldTID
return {t_base, t_end}
end getTheseNames

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Hi, I cannot move files into folders on desktop. They won't go in when I grab them and drag them to a folder.

Take these steps if the cursor changes from an arrow to a white "prohibited" symbol when you try to move an icon on the Desktop.
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If the Kind is Folder, uncheck the box marked Locked. Close the Info window and test.
If the Kind is not Folder, make sure the Locked box is not checked and that you have Read & Write privileges in the Sharing & Permissions section. Then close the Info window and do as follows.
Back up all data before continuing.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
xattr -d com.apple.FinderInfo Desktop
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
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☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
Paste into the Terminal window by pressing command-V. You should get a new line ending in a dollar sign ($). Quit Terminal.
Relaunch the Finder.
If the problem is now resolved, and if you use iPhoto, continue.
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Cannot move files or folders on desktop OSX 10.7.5 MacBook Air

Cannot move files or folders on the desktop. This occurred suddenly - don't know what happened or how to undo this. Nothing on the desktop is moveable.
MacBook Air OSX 10.7.5

Take these steps if the cursor changes from an arrow to a white "prohibited" symbol when you try to move an icon on the Desktop.
Sometimes the problem may be solved just by logging out or restarting the computer. Try that first, if you haven't already done it. Otherwise, continue.
Select the icon of your home folder (a house) in the sidebar of a Finder window and open it. The Desktop folder is one of the subfolders. Select it and open the Info window. In the General section of the window, the Kind will be either Folder or something else, such as Anything.
If the Kind is Folder, uncheck the box marked Locked. Close the Info window and test.
If the Kind is not Folder, make sure the Locked box is not checked and that you have Read & Write privileges in the Sharing & Permissions section. Then close the Info window and do as follows.
Back up all data before continuing.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
xattr -d com.apple.FinderInfo Desktop
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C.
Launch the built-in Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
Paste into the Terminal window by pressing command-V. You should get a new line ending in a dollar sign ($). Quit Terminal.
Relaunch the Finder.
If the problem is now resolved, and if you use iPhoto, continue.
Quit iPhoto if it's running. Launch it while holding down the option key. It will prompt you to select a library. Choose the one you want to use (not the Desktop folder.)

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I'm running Tiger 10.4.11 on an iMac and am the only user, and therefore, administrator. I'm encountering a weird, albeit small, problem on one of my external hard drives (Seagate 320 gigs): I have boatloads of video files stored on the drive, but suddenly cannot move files into folders within the drive (I see a white "do not enter" kind of a sign over whatever icon I try to move). I can't move these files off the drive and onto my iMac's internal hard drive, either. I can only delete them. I can add new files to the drive, but then cannot move those either (can only delete them).
The folders and drive are not locked, I have read & write access, etc., so there doesn't seem to be any reason for me to be barred from moving items. Any clues? Many thanks.

Thank you for your reply and kind welcome.
That's a great tip, but that box was already checked, so I'm afraid that wasn't a solution. The problem ended up "solving itself" after I left my machine off for the day while I went to work. I may never know why that error occurred, but I certainly don't care, as long as it doesn't happen again. Take care.

Applescript moving different files to different folders

I have 377 files I need to move into 377 different folders. The files have a name like "JustAKid_Basketball-10up 2.pdf" where only the number on the end changes. The folders are named for cities with a number on the front. i.e. "374.SHALLOTTE" I'm trying to build a script that can read the file name and match number to number and then move the file into the matching folder. "JustAKid_Basketball-10up 2.pdf" would go into "2.NASHVILLE." Does that make sense? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

IF window 1 contained just exactly 377 folders and 377 files, AND IF all your files really had the same name (except for the number at the end), for example "JustAKid_Basketball-10up 1.pdf", "JustAKid_Basketball-10up 2.pdf", …, "JustAKid_Basketball-10up 376.pdf", "JustAKid_Basketball-10up 377.pdf", THEN you could try the following script:
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[SOLVED] Cannot move file to trash

Hi
When i try to delete files they are deleted but they do not appear in trash bin. So when i click on "Move to trash" the pop up window appear and say:
Cannot move file to trash, do you want to delete immediately?
What am i doing wrong?
Last edited by Shark (2011-03-09 08:23:27)

@stlarxh
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have the following permission:
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Streaming files with different folders

Hi
i am new to FMS4 and i am having a problem playing some files with different folders.
i have different folders in C:\media3\feeds
in that directory i have folder "1", "2" and "3"
other words C:\media3\feeds\1
C:\media3\feeds\2
C:\media3\feeds\3
in config folder i changed fms.ini
VOD_DIR = C:\media3\feeds\
and
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i only got the f4v files to work in C:\media3\feeds\ which link is rtmp://localhost/vod/mp4:testfile.f4v
so i tired to have some folders in C:\media3\feeds\ like mention above
i tried to put <Streams>/;<C:\media3\feeds\1</Streams> in Applications.xml file in the C:\Program Files\Adobe\Flash Media Server 4\applications\vod
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here is piece of the App file
<Application>
<StreamManager>
<VirtualDirectory>

<Streams>/;${VOD_COMMON_DIR}</Streams>
<Streams>/;${VOD_DIR}</Streams>
<Streams>/;<C:\media3\feeds\1</Streams>
<Streams>/;<C:\media3\feeds\2</Streams>
</VirtualDirectory>
nothing worked
can some one help me with this??

If you are using
VOD_DIR = C:\media3\feeds\ or VOD_COMMON_DIR = C:\media3\feeds\
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If you are using
<Streams>/;C:\media3\feeds\1</Streams>
<Streams>/;C:\media3\feeds\2</Streams>
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<Streams>/;<C:\media3\feeds\1</Streams><Streams>/;<C:\media3\feeds\2</Streams>
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One of the Mac Pros in my computer lab suddenly developed a strange behavior: I can't move any of the file or folder icons on the desktop, nor can I drag files/folders between windows or columns. They don't snap back to their original position; they won't move at all.
I can select the icons on the desktop and in windows, but cannot move them. This behavior is the same in my Admin account and a restricted student account.
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Anyone seen this before?
Thanks,
Robert

Robert B wrote:
I'm unable to start from the Install disk; I get the "Black Veil of Death" every time (You Need To Restart Your Machine...).
Oh, well this is very much more serious than a permissions problem. I would tell you to Repair your disk, but
I can Safe Boot and choose either account. Except for the non-moving icons, the machine seems to run fine.
A Safe Boot automatically runs Repair Disk as many times as needed to fix things. Trying to start from the Install disc gives you a kernel panic, and yet you are able to Safe Boot? I don't know what could cause this.
After a Safe Boot, and in my Admin account, can I affect the changes you suggest when starting from the Install disk?
Well, not by the method I initially suggested, but you can using Terminal. But I see no point in doing that—you really need to fix the kernel panics.
However, as a temporary thing, try this.
Open the Terminal (from /Applications/Utilities) and copy and paste the following into the Terminal window, one line at a time, with a return after each line:
chmod -R -N .
chmod +a "everyone deny delete" . Desktop Documents Downloads Library Movies Music Pictures Public Sites
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I developed a VI that generates, on a timely basis, reports (HTML format) that contain some text, numerical values and graph images (jpeg). The problem is that when it saves a HTML file to a folder, JPEG files are also saved into the same folder.
Is there any way I can save these html and jpeg into different folders?
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I included a screen shot of the VI.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Attachments:
screen shot.doc ‏184 KB

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I am wondering , is SQL server with Alter statement is capable of getting the right path for each partition files and remove them accordingly? Or do I need to pass the physical path to the alter statement to get it removed. Though I tried doing that and
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Hi THarders,
After you log into http://files.acrobat.com, you can click the 'New Folder' button from the top-right corner to create a folder.
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It's that easy!
Please let us know if you have any questions!
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