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mv myfile.txt backupįor more information, see our mv command reference.For the most part, Google Drive is a secure cloud storage option and it does encrypt your files. For example, if you wanted to move a file named "myfile.txt" to the folder named "backup," you would type the following command. In Linux, using the command shell, you can move files or directories with the mv command. To move files in the Terminal command line, use the mv command.

Move to the location you want to move the files and press Option+ Command+ V to move the files.

Press the keyboard shortcut Command+ C.

You can also move files using keyboard shortcuts by following the steps below.

Release the mouse button to move the files to this location. Click any of them, and before you release the mouse button, move the mouse cursor until it is over the destination folder.

To drag-and-drop a file, highlight the files you want to move. In the macOS Finder, you can drag-and-drop one or more file icons, moving them from one folder to another. There are several ways to move files in macOS.

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See our move command reference for full information, available options, and other examples on this command.

If you want to move a directory or file into a different directory, you need to specify the full path. In the example below, the move command moves the "example" directory in the current directory to the "new" directory also in the current directory. Using the move command, you can also move a directory (folder). In the example below, the move command moves all files that have the ".doc" file extension to the "c:\statistics" directory. You can also move multiple files with wildcards. In the next example, we are moving the file "example.doc" to the D:\ drive. move stats.doc, morestats.doc c:\statistics If you'd like to move multiple files, you can separate the file names with a comma, as in the following command. For example, if you want to move a file named "stats.doc" to the "c:\statistics" folder, you would type the following command, then press the Enter key.

#HOW TO ENCRYPT COMPUTER FILES FOR MOVING TO A NEW HOME WINDOWS#

In the Windows command line and MS-DOS, you can move files using the move command.

#HOW TO ENCRYPT COMPUTER FILES FOR MOVING TO A NEW HOME HOW TO#

How to move files in the Windows command line (MS-DOS) If you are using Windows 8, once the files are selected the Move to option is shown under the Home tab. In the new window browse to the folder you would like to move the file, then click the Move button to move the file to that folder. Click the Edit menu near the top-left of the window and select the Move to Folder option. To use the "Move to Folder" command, select the file by clicking the file name. Select the Move here option to move the files.įor drag-and-drop to work, you'll need to be able to see the window of where you are moving the files. When you release the mouse button, a menu appears, similar to the example shown in the picture. Highlight the files you want to move, press and hold your right mouse button, and drag-and-drop the files to where you want to move them.

How to select or highlight multiple files and folders.

The files are now in your destination folder. Navigate to the destination folder and press the shortcut key Ctrl+ V to paste the files. "Cutting" the files is like cutting text in a document: it moves the files to a temporary "clipboard" until you "paste" them somewhere. Select the files you want to cut, then press the shortcut key Ctrl+ X to cut the files. Browse to the folder you want to move the file to, right-click in the folder, and select Paste.Īlternatively, you can click Edit from the file menu, select Cut to cut the files, browse to where you want to move the files, then select Edit and Paste in the file menu.įinally, you can also use shortcut keys to cut and paste files. To cut and paste a file, select the file you want to move, right-click the highlighted file, and then select Cut. See: How to select or highlight multiple files and folders. You can also select multiple files and move multiple files at once using any of the steps below.