File Movement Question

Last evening I mistakenly moved the icon for my iTunes folder from my home directory to the root directory - I meant to copy it to an external HD.  The folder icon and apparently the data moved immediately to the root directory just like it would have if I'd moved it to my desktop or another folder in my home directory.  When I tried to move it back into my home directory, I was ultimately informed that there isn't enough disk space to perform the copy command.  Why won't this folder just move back to where it was instead of requiring a copy action?

Thanks Glenn. While we're on the subject, is there a way for me to set file permissions "universally" so that a document that I create in my personal account - perhaps a spreadsheet - by default can be transferred to my wife's account on the same machine without her having to open it "read only" and then save a copy in her account?   I can do this in DropBox (I think) but I'm shying away from using DB as a mail service.

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