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Transfer files, not copy them, to an external harddrive

I have a MacBook Pro running OS 10.13. It is getting full, so I'd like to 'transfer' files to an external hard drive. I googled and I see so much confusing information. Is there an easy way to achieve this?


Please note, I'd like to completely remove the files from my MacBook Pro.

MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.13

Posted on Mar 14, 2019 7:39 AM

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Posted on Mar 14, 2019 7:54 AM

Or you could use:

Command key while dragging to another volume: Move the dragged item to the other volume, instead of copying it.


But I like to ensure the file successfully transferred before deleting it.

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Transfer files, not copy them, to an external harddrive

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