OCT
06
Moving Files with QuickSilver
Posted by Wendy
I remember my old Windows, I just need to press Ctrl X and Ctrl V to move the files. How about Mac?
For most of the people who are too lazy to reach the mouse, such as myself, moving files will be troublesome and sometimes hazardous. I often copy my files to other place instead of moving it. That's a bad idea, obviously.
Fortunately, Mac has QuickSilver by its side. QuickSilver has the authorization to move files. We only need a few no-mouse steps to move files.
Move 1. Highlight Files
Nothing special about this. You just need to use your keyboard, either 
↑ or ↓
G
Move 2. Gather Files
With QuickSilver, you can even gather files from different directories. First, highlight all files you want to be moved from one directory. Then, invoke QuickSilver with keystroke 
Spccomma and ⌫ consecutively. After that, pass your highlighted files to QuickSilver, by using keystrokes
Move 3. Select QuickSilver Action
You need to move to QuickSilver Action Box by pressing 
Move 4. Set Destination Point
Now, you have to move (again?) to the third box of QuickSilver which is Dialog Box (in this case, it's Destination Box). Then, you should search the directory in which you want your files to be moved to.
Move 5. Finishing Move
Double-check your progress. After you're sure, hit 
Move 6. What? You moved the wrong file?
Undo the action by pressing
Is it slow? Yes, it is. But, eventually it will become even faster than using mouse.
Image below will prove the validity of my way. You can see I include Macintosh HD and Library, which are not in the same directory.
