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Command drag files to move them between drives

By default the Mac copies a file if you drag it from one drive to another. If you don’t want to keep the original though, hold down the Command key to move the file instead.

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Moving a Folder or File

Macs copy a file if you drag it from one volume to another — eg from a Thumb Drive to the Mac, but just move the same file if you drag it from one folder to another on the same device.

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