I hope this tip on how to copy Mac files using drag and drop has been helpful. For more information on this topic, please see my How to copy files on Mac OS X tutorial. Extract the System and Library folders from the OSXDVD.zip file (linked above) to the OSXDVD partition (to make OS X think that the USB stick is an actual installation DVD). This magic keystroke tells the Mac Finder that you want to perform a copy operation, and not a move.įortunately (on my MacBook Pro anyway) the key also has the characters "alt" on it, so I think of this as an alternate function, and it's not hard to remember. Back on a Mac, insert the OS X install DVD and, using Disk Utility, create a new image, saved as live.dmg on the OSXDVD partition (it should be compressed and unencrypted). Luckily the answer is simple and reasonably easy to remember: When working with Mac OS X, to copy a file (or multiple files) from one Mac Finder folder to another, just hold down the key when dragging your files from one folder to another.
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How to copy files on Mac OS X using drag and drop Simply select the file or folder in question and choose the Get Info command from the File menu or right-click on the file or folder and choose Get Info from the pop-up menu that appears. Unfortunately that's not usually what I want to do usually I want to copy the file, which recently begged the question "How do I copy files when using drag and drop?" The simplest way to check and/or modify a file or folder’s permissions on Mac OS X is through the Get Info window. It turns out that when you drag and drop a file between two Finder windows on the same Mac OS X filesystem you end up moving the file. Mac drag and drop FAQ: How do I copy files on a Mac OS X system using drag and drop between one or more Mac Finder windows?
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