spmug 588 Moving Files in the Finder

It often happens that you need to move a file (let's call it MyFile)
from one folder (Source) to another (Target). The problem is that when
you open the Source folder so that you can see and grab hold of MyFile,
you can't see the Target folder any more. There are five ways I can
think of to move files from one place to another in the Finder: 1.     
Direct drag. If, while looking at your file MyFile, you can in fact also
see the folder Target, you can simply drag MyFile either onto the Target
folder icon if that folder is closed, or into the Target window, if that
folder is open.

2.      Drag via desktop. You can open the Source folder and drag MyFile
to the desktop. Then change the Finder view in one way or another so you
can see the Target folder, and drag MyFile from the desktop into it or
onto its icon.

3.      Drag using two windows. From the Finder's File menu, choose New
Finder Window (or press Command/N). This will open a second window.
Arrange the first window so you can see MyFile, and the second window so
that you can see Target, and drag the former to the latter.

4.      Drag using sidebar or toolbar. Arrange your Finder window so you
can see the Target folder icon, and drag it into the window's sidebar
(Tiger) or toolbar (any Mac OS X). Don't drag it into an existing folder
-- make sure it lands between existing items. (If dragging to the Tiger
toolbar, you'll need to wait a moment or two before releasing the mouse
button -- the graphics will indicate when.) Next, locate MyFile and drag
it to the Target icon in the sidebar or toolbar. When finished, drag the
Target icon off the sidebar or toolbar. It will disappear in a puff of
smoke. (Don't worry -- the real Target folder is where it always was.
Note that you may need to hold down the Command key while dragging the
icon off the toolbar.

5.      Cut and paste. That's right -- in Mac OS X you can cut and paste
files and folders. Simply locate MyFile, highlight it, and from the File
menu choose Cut. Now rearrange the Finder window so that you can open
the Target folder, and from the File menu choose Paste. Note especially
that no matter which technique you use, if anything appears to go wrong
with the move you can restore the original condition by choosing Undo
from the Finder's Edit menu (as long as you do it straight away). That's
right -- Undo works on Finder actions in Mac OS X. AUSOM News,
Melbourne, Australia