Vic, First you sure need to learn to moderate your attitude. I was not reducing your issue to something of no value and was unclear if you literally meant this was your job and I mean as a daily task. YOu were given an option by Anne and someone else has mentioned using the Terminal as another route. In addition it was not clear you were talking about moving gigs of files, but nevertheless you have options so good luck.
On May 9, 2010, at 7:26 AM, Tinker Tweak wrote: > Sorry but I think you missed my exact point. As I've said, That is the very > nature of my work and I do it all day, namely move files and folders. > And yes it really matters if we are talking about lots and lots of clips in > the gigabyte. > > When we're talking of cutting and pasting files, we are talking essentially > about moving files but really just moving pointers and not really copying > the files themselves. No. A move operation is different from a copy > operation. Moving changes the file's index, while copying duplicates the > bits of the file into a new location. The former is instantaneous. The > latter takes time that is proportional to the size of the file. > > Thus, using cut and paste to move say 2 gigs on to another location would > only take less than a second. Where as, if I copied the files to the > new location, it would take a much much longer time not to mention that I > have to go back to the other folder to delete the original files, then that > too will take time. Multiply this by the hundred and surely my work is > endangered to someone who could drag and drop all day without a blink. > > So with all due respect, how does this scenario not affect my productivity? > Are you still going to ask "How is this such a central part of getting > anything done?" I came to this list to resolve Issues and not to argue > personal points cause it will be a total waste of both our time. Since you > mentioned that you have been using the mac for five years, and I said that > I only about over a week, I would sincerely be grateful for all or any of > your input. I'm wondering though that you choose to miss my point and seem to > ignore my predicament. I'm only here to learn. Please, I just need to make > this work. > > Thanks. Vic > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Howell > Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 5:32 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: files and folders > > Vic, > > How is this such a central part of getting anything done. We are talking > about moving files from one place to another. Yes it adds one more step, but > surely you are not moving such massive quantities of files all day? This is > annoying perhaps for some, but after five years of using the Mac OS, I have > not found this to be all that difficult. True, I wish there was a better > implementation for drag and drop and I would encourage you to drop a note to > [email protected] and express your desire for a more efficient drag and > drop feature. However, I would not consider the loss of cut and paste to be a > basic computing function at all. > > On May 9, 2010, at 4:09 AM, Tinker Tweak wrote: > > > I'm really thunderstruck and I don't know what to say. How does one do > without this basic function of computing then?I think I don't like the > derection this is headed but I am here now so what would be my options > towards getting my work done in an efficient manner? > > Again, thanks for any help. > > Vic > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
