Cannot move file from desktop

When I go to move any file from my desktop to a different folder it seems to be copying instead of moving. Does it have something to do with my permissions? Does anyone else have this issue?

iMac 27″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Oct 13, 2021 7:14 AM

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Posted on Oct 13, 2021 1:03 PM

Drag/Drop from the Desktop to a folder on your Desktop, or elsewhere in your home directory should be a move operation. Dragging a file from your Desktop to a mounted drive is a copy operation unless you hold the cmd-key during the drag to force a move.

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Oct 13, 2021 1:03 PM in response to SL_185

Drag/Drop from the Desktop to a folder on your Desktop, or elsewhere in your home directory should be a move operation. Dragging a file from your Desktop to a mounted drive is a copy operation unless you hold the cmd-key during the drag to force a move.

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