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Article #3374Re: Short Cut to Copying Files??
From: Chuq Von Rospach
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1989 18:37
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 1989 18:37
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>Many times when I copy a file from one disk to another, I wonder if there
>isn't a shortcut instead of dragging the icon from one disk to another
>followed by trashing the icon from the place it came from. I think that
>most times I trash the icon from the place it came from.... so how come
>that isn't the default case??
Well, about 60% of the time I don't. If you think about it, I'd rather the
default be to not delete a file (force an extra action to delete data)
rather than automatically deleting a file (force an action to precent
deletion). That's a *lot* safer.
For moving stuff, look at the Desk Accessory DiskTop. It has both copy and
move options.
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