Cut command and delete key annoyances

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kokaiinum

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Hey guys i dont know if this is normal, but when i have a selection of files and i want to move them witch the cut commad either from the finder menu or apple key and X, but it wont allow me to do it, now i can copy or cut text fine, but i cant do it with files it just greys the "Cut" command out.

Is that normal or is my system weird, i am running the latest Os X.

Also i have some delete key annoyances as well cause i can delete fine with it when its not files, cause like the cut command, if i highlight multiple items for deletion and i hit the delete key notthing happens at all, at first i though the key didnt work or somthing but if i hit it in like iTunes it works fine.

hope some can help with this.
 
There is no "cut and paste" of files/folders in Mac OS X's Finder. There is only "copy and paste".

Mac OS X's Finder uses the Command-Delete shortcut to move files to the trash. Other applications, like iTunes, may simply use the Delete key.
 
ahh ok, that kind of suck that there isnt no cutting of files, cause i used that lot.

But thanks man, now i just need to ajust to the copying from place to place instead and deleting the scource files.
 
You can always use the mouse for cut-and-paste functionality in the Finder -- simply highlight the files you want to move, then hold down the command key as you drag them to their new location -- instead of being copied, they will be moved, just like a cut-and-paste would have done.
 
yeah i found that out some time ago. But i would still prefer you could use Apple+X cut cut them would be much easier.

But thanks for the reply, it seems like the best way to do it, cause copying and deleting the scource file takes to much time.
 
ElDiabloConCaca said:
You can always use the mouse for cut-and-paste functionality in the Finder -- simply highlight the files you want to move, then hold down the command key as you drag them to their new location -- instead of being copied, they will be moved, just like a cut-and-paste would have done.
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Is there any way to force a copy? Would <Option>-drag or <Ctrl>-drag force a copy rather than a move?
 
ElDiabloConCaca said:
There is no "cut and paste" of files/folders in Mac OS X's Finder. There is only "copy and paste".

Mac OS X's Finder uses the Command-Delete shortcut to move files to the trash. Other applications, like iTunes, may simply use the Delete key.
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This is really poor, I find it a basic option of an operating system to have the cut/paste option with shortcut key.
 
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hellrazor4ever said:
This is a lie and you know it... How ridicolous would an operating system be if there where no cut+paste feature with shortcuts? (My collegue who sits opposite to me HAS CUT/PASTE IN HIS FINDER. OS X 10.5.6) You have 11k posts and write such bullshit? Drag+Drop only is like so handicapped, omg.
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Nice attitude.

First of all, my post is 3 years old -- a lot of stuff can happen in an operating system in 3 years. What may have not been included with Mac OS X in 2006 may be included 3 years later in 2009.

Second of all, I still don't see where cut-and-paste of files/folders in the Finder works... highlight any file on your Desktop, and the "Cut" operation in the "Edit" menu is still grayed out.

So, I still stand by my original, 3-year-old conclusion -- there is no cut/paste of files/folders in the Finder a la Windows cut/paste. If you can do it in your Finder without 3rd-party add-on software, I welcome you to record a screenshot of it and post it here.

If you still don't believe me, an easy Google search yields a ton of articles and threads about the (still) missing cut/paste of files/folders in the Finder:

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=mac+os+x+cut+and+paste&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

Note that this has nothing to do with cut/paste of text. That's always been around on Mac OS X. It has to do with cut/paste of files and folders, like Windows does.
 
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