How do I…?
Move files
Moving a file in Finder leaves Skagway pointing at a path that no longer exists. Move Files… does the move and updates the catalog together. Use it when you are choosing the new folder. Re-link is the other case: the files are already somewhere else.
Move from inside Skagway
Select the clips that should leave, then pick the destination. A move on the same volume is immediate. A move onto another volume copies, checks the copy, and only then removes the original.
- Select the videos. Right-click and choose Move Files….
- Choose the destination folder and click Move Here.
- On the same volume, the files move and the library paths update. That job does not sit in a queue.
- Onto another volume, watch the activity strip. It shows progress, for example Moving 18% · +2. The +N is further work still queued. Click the strip, or choose View → Move Queue…, to abort or retry.
- Ratings, tags, and bookmarks stay on the video, because the catalog entry moved with the file.
Same-volume moves, cross-volume copies, and the queue are on the File operations page. See Move files.