Variable options when copying/moving files with same name. Skip/Stop/Replace/Keep Both

When performing a copy/move of files from one folder to another, if there are files that share the same name a pop-up appears with 3 choices. These choices are not always the same. Most of the time, these choices are Keep Both/Stop/Replace. However, sometimes there is an option to Skip, which replaces the Keep Both option. I personally find the Skip option to be much more useful in my work. How do I force the Skip option to appear in this pop-up? Is there a trigger that causes MacOS to display one set of options instead of the other?


I know the functions of the various options, I just want to be able to configure MacOS to always display one set of options instead of varying.


MacBookPro 2023 running Ventura 13.4.1

MacBook Pro 15″

Posted on Aug 2, 2023 07:18 PM

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Aug 2, 2023 07:31 PM in response to Flobocop

Flobocop wrote:

When performing a copy/move of files from one folder to another, if there are files that share the same name a pop-up appears with 3 choices. These choices are not always the same. Most of the time, these choices are Keep Both/Stop/Replace. However, sometimes there is an option to Skip, which replaces the Keep Both option. I personally find the Skip option to be much more useful in my work. How do I force the Skip option to appear in this pop-up? Is there a trigger that causes MacOS to display one set of options instead of the other?

I know the functions of the various options, I just want to be able to configure MacOS to always display one set of options instead of varying.

MacBookPro 2023 running Ventura 13.4.1



Never saw the skip as a universal option.


It seems Stop would be appropriate .



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