The command line—that hidden world of code behind your Mac’s pretty face—sometimes offers a quicker way to do everyday tasks, plus it’s just a cool way to establish your tech cred.

The way Macs do it may seem off to newer users, but OS X does allow both copy/paste, and cut/paste actions for files. The second is quicker and less-known—by using the mouse and the Option key.

Fortunately, there’s an easier way. If you already have the photo open in Explorer, you can copy its file path to the clipboard, then paste that path into the upload dialog box. Here’s how ...

Move a File Across Different Directories Using Finder Path Bar In ... to move files on mac without copying, hold down the Command key while dragging. The Finder will then copy the file to the ...

Simply type 'cd' followed by a space, and the name or path of the directory you want ... and more modern ways to copy files on your Mac such as using the Mac's "Connect to Server" window in ...

Select the files on your iOS device that you want to copy, then drag the file(s) to the open location on your Mac in the other Finder window. Finder will automatically copy the files to your Mac.

To copy a file from the Mac to the device, just drag the file on top of their icon. The recipient will be asked if they want to accept or decline the transfer. When they accept, the file is copied ...