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.

Decades later, some of us may have forgotten a few file-dragging basics—or never discovered them, whether we’re an old hand at the Mac or a newcomer. It’s a good time for a refresher on what ...

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.

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.

Windows/Mac/Linux: If you spend much time at a command ... The simple drag-and-drop trick does the job any time you want the path to a file or folder without a lot of hassle.

You can use the macOS Finder's Copy command to copy and paste files. But here's how to use the same command to copy file icons into Preview. You've probably used the macOS Finder's popup ...