Command-X (cut) doesn't work in finder

If I use "Finder" and I want to "cut" a file the shortcut (command X) doesn't work and in the menu(edit) "cut" is grey.
I can only use drag&drop... in "textedit" it's possible to "cut" words!
What's going wrong?
Please help!
regards
soho

The original idea behind the Macintosh clipboard in 1984 was to allow for temporary cut/copy/paste actions inside applications for text and images. In Windows, cut/copy/paste was supported in the OS for actual files on disk, which really doesn't fit into the concept, but unfortunately became a very popular shortcut.
In OS X, Apple decided to add support for copy/paste for files. Cut was not added. If you cut something (like text), and then cut/copy again, you lose your original cut. Similarly, to avoid a possible mistake where cut could permanently destroy a file, it is not supported in the OS X Finder.
For most seasoned Mac users this isn't an issue, but for switchers from Windows it does seem a bit confusing. If you want to "cut" a file you really should just move it using drag&drop.

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