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eppur_se_muova

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5. Thanks. I'm at a loss as to what Apple is trying to do here. I get there are security issues, but ...

Reply to Tasmanian Devil (Reply #4)

Sun Jun 21, 2026, 03:50 AM

Yesterday

when a partition on a separate device can't be used for drag-and-drop file transfers, someone, somewhere, screwed up big time.

All the files I really need are in the Users folder, so I copied it to LinuxLite and am now converting my iMac to a Linux box. I knew I would have to do this eventually, but I'm being careful not to leave anything behind.

Not sure when to actually nuke the APFS partition; I'll probably save it just in case. Meanwhile everything is backed up w/TimeMachine, so I can move files to other OSX boxes.

Thanks for your comments. Not sure how useful they are yet, I need to mull things over.

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The folder "System" can't be moved into one of its subfolders. ***WTH?*** [View all] eppur_se_muova Saturday OP

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Above my paygrade. The Wizard Saturday #2

Can a parent folder be moved into one of its own sub-folders? LastDemocratInSC Saturday #3

Fun with Lunix & macOS & boot volumes Tasmanian Devil Yesterday #4

Thanks. I'm at a loss as to what Apple is trying to do here. I get there are security issues, but ... eppur_se_muova Yesterday #5

Drag & Drop Tasmanian Devil Yesterday #6