Folder on desktop won't move to new location, only copies

Is that folder locked? Select it, press Command-I and see if the box for "locked" is checked.

Note: if you are dragging a file or folder to a different drive or volume, it will be copied instead of moved. That is how it has always been.

Try holding down the Option key as you drag and drop the file/folder to move it.

Alternately you can highlight the file/folder you want to move and type command+C and then type Command+option+V in the folder where you want to move it.

Abstractman23 wrote:

My iMac died recently, and I had to fix it and upgrade to Monterey. Everything had to be backed up onto an external HD, wiped then reformatted.

I'm trying now slowly to put things back into place.

I have one folder on my desktop with some fonts in it. It will not let me move it to another location - instead it copies it every time I try to do so.

Any idea how I can move this stubborn folder and not have it sitting on my desktop forever?

Thank you.

if you copied it to a new location, why not delete the folder on the Desktop if you are done with it...(?)

Delete files and folders on Mac - Apple Support