Simple Question - desktop folders

I have a simple questions about moving Desktop Folders - when I move the folder into the HD, to exactly where I want it among my many folders, there is a copy that stays on the desktop. I then start saving things to one or the other, and they do not update together. The result is two half-full folders, one of which refuses to leave the desktop when I try to move it. Why does this happen, and how can I avoid this without just deleting one and possibly loosing info?
PowerBookG4 Mac OS X (10.4.8) Combo drive, 768 MB memory, 1.33 processor

where is you user account? is it a network user? or local? is the HD the same as the system disk?

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If you delete files on the computer they will still remain on the external hard drive. HOWEVER, if you are using a backup program that updates the external drive to reflect the G4 then it may erase whatever you've deleted on the G4. It depends on how the backup program is set (if you are using one).
If you are not using a backup program and just dragging the folders over to the external drive manually then you would have to be careful not to replace the folders that you want to keep on the external drive. Say for example you have your "Pictures" folder on the external drive. If you delete a bunch of photos on your G4 and then move the "Pictures" folder from your G4 to the external drive, it will REPLACE the "Pictures" folder on the external drive.
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I apologized if this has been asked already but I have searched high and low here.
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I'm going to come accross sounding like a bitter old man . . .
Mac user since 1990. At the time, the whole cornerstone of the OS was "People don't want to learn how to use a computer. They just want to do their work." I bought it. Every piece of software (and operating system) I used was intuitive. You'd say "how do I . . ." and within moments, you could figure it out. No manual. No help.
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