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A file or folder can be copied or moved to a new location by dragging and dropping with the mouse, using the copy and paste commands, or by using keyboard shortcuts.

As an example, copying files can be useful when creating a folder which contains files to email to a friend or coworker, or when <link xref="files#backup">backing up</link> individual files to an external disk.

<steps>

<title>Drag files to copy or move</title>

<item><link xref="files-browse">Open the file manager</link> to the folder containing the item you want to copy.</item>

<item>Click <guiseq><gui>File</gui><gui>New Window</gui></guiseq> (or press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>N</key></keyseq>) to open a second window. Navigate to the folder where you want to move or copy the item in the new window.</item>

<item>Click and drag the item from one window to another. By default, dragging an item will move it if the destination is on the same device (i.e. if both folders are on the same hard disk on your computer).

Dragging will copy it if the destination is on a difference device, such as a USB storage device, however. You can override this:

<item>To force the file to be copied, hold down the <key>Ctrl</key> key while dragging.</item>

<item>To force the file to be moved, hold down the <key>Shift</key> key while dragging.</item>

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<steps>

<title>Copy and paste files</title>

<item>Select the item you want to copy by clicking on it once.</item>

<item>Click <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Copy</gui></guiseq>, or press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>C</key></keyseq>.</item>

<item>Navigate to another folder, where you want to put the copy of the item.</item>

<item>Click <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Paste</gui></guiseq> to finish copying the item, or press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>V</key></keyseq>. There will now be a copy of the file in the original folder and the other folder.</item>

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<steps>

<title>Cut and paste files (to move them)</title>

<item>Seleccione o elemento que quere mover premendo sobre el unha vez.</item>

<item>Click <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Cut</gui></guiseq>, or press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>X</key></keyseq>.</item>

<item>Navigate to another folder, where you want to move the item.</item>

<item>Click <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Paste</gui></guiseq> to finish moving the item, or press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>V</key></keyseq>. The file will be taken out of its original folder and moved to the other folder.</item>

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For example, you might want to copy a presentation onto a memory stick so you can take it to work with you. Or, you could make a back-up copy of a document before you make changes to it (and then use the old copy if you don't like your changes).

These instructions apply to both files and folders. You copy and move files and folders in exactly the same way.

<steps>

<title>Copiar e pegar ficheiros</title>

<item>Select the file you want to copy by clicking on it once.</item>

<item>Prema <guiseq><gui>Editar</gui><gui>Copiar</gui></guiseq> ou prema <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>C</key></keyseq>.</item>

<item>Navigate to another folder, where you want to put the copy of the file.</item>

<item>Click <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Paste</gui></guiseq> to finish copying the file, or press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>V</key></keyseq>. There will now be a copy of the file in the original folder and the other folder.</item>

</steps>

<steps>

<title>Cut and paste files to move them</title>

<item>Select the file you want to move by clicking on it once.</item>

<item>Prema <guiseq><gui>Editar</gui><gui>Cortar</gui></guiseq> ou <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>X</key></keyseq>.</item>

<item>Navigate to another folder, where you want to move the file.</item>

<item>Click <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Paste</gui></guiseq> to finish moving the file, or press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>V</key></keyseq>. The file will be taken out of its original folder and moved to the other folder.</item>

</steps>

<steps>

<title>Arrastrar ficheiros para copialos ou movelos</title>

<item>Open the file manager and go to the folder which contains the file you want to copy.</item>

<item>Click <guiseq><gui>File</gui><gui>New Window</gui></guiseq> (or press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>N</key></keyseq>) to open a second window. In the new window, navigate to the folder where you want to move or copy the file.</item>

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Click and drag the file from one window to another. This will move it if the destination is on the same device, or copy it if the destination is on a different device.

For example, if you drag a file from a USB memory stick to your Home folder, it will be copied, because you're dragging from one device to another.

You can force the file to be copied by holding down the <key>Ctrl</key> key while dragging, or force it to be moved by holding down the <key>Shift</key> key while dragging.

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</steps>

<note>

You can't copy or move a file into a folder that is read-only. Some folders are read-only to prevent you from making changes to their contents. You can change things from being read-only by <link xref="nautilus-file-properties-permissions">changing file permissions</link>.

<title>Por que non podo cortar/mover un ficheiro?</title>

Non poderá copiar ou mover un ficheiro dun cartafol que é só lectura. Algúns cartafoles son de só lectura para previr que faga cambios nos seus contidos. Pode cambiar que se poidan modificar elementos <link xref="nautilus-file-properties-permissions">cambiando os permisos do ficheiro</link>.

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This topic would be ideal for expanding sections. All of the sections would be collapsed by default, so the topic would look sparse, but then the reader could expand the section reflecting their preferred choice of interaction.

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