Purpose of All Movies Folder

What is the purpose of the All Movies Folder contained in the finder?
I see many movie files I completed and movies I viewed on line.
Can I delete these files when I'm finished with them.
thanks ,Gene

Hi Gene
Welcome to Apple Discussions
The purpose of the Movie Folder is to is to have easy access to your Movie files!
Sure you can delete or drag to the trash any file in that folder that you no longer want to save.
Dennis

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http://images.apple.com/macosx/features/images/findergallery0620071016.jpg
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