I have had this problem as well you can go one directory up and right click on the folder and choose paste files into folder.
On Sun, 2004-02-29 at 05:36, stm23 wrote: > hi i'm trying to move a directory (/mnt/FAT32/ANT) to another location > (usr/local/ANT) using nautilus (while logged on as root). i can select the > "cut files" command form the edit menu, but i cannot paste the files into the > new location - the edit menu only allows me to paste text. can any1 help me > to move this directory? - windows is so much easier! > thanx, sam > > >