Copying instead of moving

on my new ibook, when i drag items from one folder to another folder (both folder in same location), it copies instead of moving. does anyone know how to fix this problem?

Generally when an item is copied rather than moved when you drag from one folder to another on the same drive it means you don't have permission for the file/folder in question. For instance, if you go to the System/Library/Automator folder and drag one of the automator actions to your Desktop it will copy the item. If you do GetInfo on the item and the enclosing folder you will see that you have Read Only access, and the item and folder both belong to system.
If you are having a problem with folders and files that ought to belong to you do GetInfo and check the permissions. You can change them by clicking the little padlock and giving your password. You can also apply the permissions to all items in a folder by clicking the Change All button in the GetInfo window. DO NOT DO THIS TO ANY FOLDER THAT OUGHT NOT TO BELONG TO YOU! It is perfectly alright to do this to the Documents folder in your home folder, or a folder that you yourself created, but on no account do it to the System folder, the root Libray folder, or the Applications folder!
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