How do I move a file up one directory?

While in "icon view", how can i select a file and then move it up one directory? I always end up dragging it to the desktop, then navigating my way up one directory in finder, then dragging it from desktop to the one directory higher. Seems like a lot of f'n around for such a simple task. Am I missing something? I beleive that an older version of OS X used to allow you to hover the file over the bar along the top of the window or something and then finder would go up one directory. This doesn't seem to work anymore though...unfortunately. Any tips?

while in icon view, select
View -> Show Path Bar
In the bottum row of the Finder Window you can drag your File to any Folder along the path, and also to the enclosing Folder in the directory
Hope that helps
Léonie

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