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Warning - the Find box can delete source folders!
Authored by: baltwo on Sep 30, '04 03:09:24PM

I must be missing the point. In Find window, Specific places selected, I can drag items into the window and they're added to the list. Select that item, hit delete key, and they're removed, WITHOUT anything going to the trash.



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Warning - the Find box can delete source folders!
Authored by: schaps on Sep 30, '04 03:35:43PM

Paraphrasing what I wrote above:
If you drag the folder out of the Specific Places window to the trash, it REMAINS in the Specific Places window, but the Finder actually puts the folder to the trash.

I am not saying everyone would do this, but it's against the normal behavior of the Mac interface, and if you can't actually see the folder disappear, and you can't hear the familiar 'to the trash' sound due to volume being down or other noise, you've just lost that folder. There should AT LEAST be a warning.

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