Question about folder move

Dear all,
When moving a folder to a place where a folder of the same name already exists, I am being asked whether I want to stop or replace and then the source folder deletes the contents of the destination folder.
Is there a way to have the source folder not deleting the destination's folder contents ?
E.g.:
Folder 1/Folder 2/File 1
Folder 3/Folder 2/File 2
I then move Folder 2 from Folder 1 to Folder 3 and the result is:
Folder 3/Folder 2/File 1
Instead of
Folder 3/Folder 2/File 1
/File 2
Thanks for your help,
Laurent

Hi Laurent,
Welcome to Discussions! As Barney mentioned, the Finder doesn't function that way. In fact, it has thrown off many an OS 9 and Windows user in the past and takes some getting used to. However, if you're intending to specifically merge two folders, you can use the FileMerge utility which is installed as part of the (optional) Developer Tools package. You will find this on your Leopard DVD.
There was a short article in MacWorld way back in 2006 regarding its usage. You'll find it just short of halfway down this page. I also thought this comment on LowEndMac gave a good representation of the issue if you care to read.
Yang

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