Issue #227 — The Hulry Newsletter

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Occasionally, I'd drag a folder to a destination that already has another folder with the same name.

In such situations, macOS Finder offers us two choices: stop the transfer or replace the destination folder with this newly dragged folder.

This is a problem when I want files from both folders to remain intact.

Turns out, there's a hidden action that allows this kind of merge.

While dragging a new folder to a destination containing a folder with the same name, we can hold the ⌥ key to reveal a third option called Merge:

The new Merge option combines files from both folders into the destination folder. Thus, it preserves everything instead of replacing important files.

This might not be an everyday situation for you, but when you find yourself in one, remember this action.

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