When I copy/paste a file into a folder where a file with the same name exists, instead of replacing, it changes the filename to 'file Copy'.
Is there a way to copy/replace similar to windows or ubuntu?
I am using OSX 10.8.5.
How to overwrite a file or prevent ‘copy’ from being appended
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Best Answer
By default in OS X Mavericks, dragging a file into a folder that contains a file with the same name will prompt you for what you would like to do.
Take, for example, these two folders:
Folder1andFolder2. Both contain a text file calledTest.txt.Dragging
Test.txtfromFolder1intoFolder2will result in this dialog:"Keep Both" will result in the file being named
Test copy.txt. "Replace" does exactly what you want - replacesFolder2/Test.txtwithFolder1'sTest.txt.As user dval has discovered, earlier versions of OS X may require that you hold down ⌘ while you drag a file into another folder in order to see the "Replace" option.