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7 macOS Tricks You’ll Wish You Knew YEARS Before

Oh-so-helpful tips you’ve always needed

#1. “Move” files across drives (not copy) 💾

You might already knew this —
When you drag a file across local folders on your Mac, it gets moved.

But when you try that between a local folder and an external drive, it gets copied, na?

So if you actually intended to move it, you have to come back and delete the original file. 😕

How do you *directly* move it?

Just hold ⌘ while you drag the file. This will move the file, instead of copying.

Another way, you can copy the file using ⌘+C, and move it using ⌘+⌥+V at the destination.

Bonus feature

To copy a file, even when the default behaviour is move, hold ⌥ while you drag it.

#2. Make important files more accessible 🗂️

Let’s say you have a folder called “Project” where you store lots of important docs, and access them regularly.

But alas, it’s in Finder < iCloud Drive < Office Files < Important < …∞… < My Files.