Moving or Copying Files and Folders on the Desktop.

Hi All, I have come across this before and cannot recall how I got around it. I have copied some folders from an external FW drive onto the desktop of my iMac. I create a new folder on the desktop to move these folders into. Without holding down the option key or any key, the Finder copies them instead of what it should be doing by moving them. It is a pain!!! What is making the Finder copy rather than just move these folders even though they are on the same volume? The owner of the folders and the logged in user on the iMac is the same. Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks.

Barbara, Sorry but I don't think you understand my issue.
Let me clarify.....
I have copied a folder from my External Firewire drive to my desktop.
I have created a new folder on my desktop.
When I attempt to move the copied folder which is already on the desktop to the new folder which is also on the desktop, a + sign appears on my cursor. I don't want to copy it to the new folder, I just want to move it into it. This is all happening on the same volume and happens only with the folder. Any files inside this folder can be moved as per normal.
Hope this is clearer.....
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