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move files to another folder
Version: 1.0
Brilliant?!?
Feedback Type: Usage Tip
Contributed by: HerrFunken Saturday, September 10 2005 @ 03:00 AM PDT
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Have Not Tried
Recommend Product: NO
Come on- RTFM!!!! What is the point in this?? Copying and moving couldn't be simpler with a Mac. For starters there is the ctrl key. press this and click the mouse. Here you can copy and move to your hearts content with having to install this stupid applet. (Even better if you have a dual button mouse- as you don't have to hold down the ctrl key :D ) Secondly- and probably most importantly- something we Mac users have had over PC users is the alt-click-hold-drag function. That's to copy that is. If you just want to move, don't bother with alt bit and simply click-hold-drag. If you hold your moved file over another file, it will open automatically and you can navigate to as many files as you wish using 'spring loaded folders'. Please DON'T turn our beloved Mac into a PC!!!!
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Brilliant?!? - joe.bloggs1
Sorry but before you insult another Mac user, think about what you're saying.It is a FACT that files cannot be Cut and Pasted as seperate actions as with a PC, and if you're using an Apple laptop without a mouse, drag and drop techniques just aren't up to the job. With a trackpad it requires both hands to select a file(s), keep it selected and navigate to a new folder. If you then need to hold down a key a the same time, to perform a copy, things become complicated.
I love my Powerbook and would never swap it for a PC but am constantly amazed at the arrogance at other Mac users who refuse to accept that just occasionally Macs aren't always best.
Sunday, January 22 2006 @ 04:35 AM PST
Brilliant?!? - d.boeck
But can only move objects with drag and drop on the same HD.But not from one HD to another.
Thursday, February 09 2006 @ 01:14 AM PST
Brilliant?!? - d.boeck
But you can only move objects with drag and drop on the same HD.But not from one HD to another.
Thursday, February 09 2006 @ 01:14 AM PST
It's All About the Finder Toolbar! - nschneble
t:f: Come on- RTFM!!!! What is the point in this?? Copying and moving couldn't be simpler with a Mac. For starters there is the ctrl key. press this and click the mouse. Here you can copy and move to your hearts content with having to install this stupid applet. (Even better if you have a dual button mouse- as you don't have to hold down the ctrl key :D ) Secondly- and probably most importantly- something we Mac users have had over PC users is the alt-click-hold-drag function. That's to copy that is. If you just want to move, don't bother with alt bit and simply click-hold-drag. If you hold your moved file over another file, it will open automatically and you can navigate to as many files as you wish using 'spring loaded folders'. Please DON'T turn our beloved Mac into a PC!!!!Thanks for your comment! Although it might not appear so from the description, I do in fact know quite a bit about copying and moving files on a Mac. The whole point of this droplet is to put it in the Finder toolbar, so that you can copy and move files from any folder, without having to navigate to the destination folder. Click-drag and Alt-click-drag are fantastic features, and the 'spring loaded folders' do make it easier to move files around, but you still have to go to where you want to copy or move the files. And no worries, I am not trying to turn my Mac into a PC - the whole reason I bought a Mac was to get away from Windows!
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Saturday, September 10 2005 @ 01:14 PM PDT