Mac Copy File Command

  

  1. How to copy files on a Mac system. Once you have your Mac Finder windows set up like this, just follow these steps to copy the files from one Mac Finder folder to another folder: Select all the files you want to copy to the destination folder. (Hold down the Command key while you select each file.) Press and hold the option key.
  2. First open Terminal from /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app. Type df which will list all different drives and devices attached. Select the drive name and copy it. So you can paste it in command exactly as it appears here.
  3. Command-C: Copy the selected item to the Clipboard. This also works for files in the Finder. This also works for files in the Finder. Command-V: Paste the contents of the Clipboard into the current document or app.

Jul 12, 2019  How to Copy Files in Command Prompt. This wikiHow teaches you how to use Windows' Command Prompt program to copy a file or folder. Find out your file's location. You'll need the file's location—also known as a 'directory'—in order to tell C. Step 1, Go to the text or item you want to copy. You can copy text in order to paste it into another document or text field, or you can copy one or more files to paste them into another location on your computer.Step 2, Select the text or item. To select text, click and drag your mouse across it to highlight it. You can select a file by clicking it once. If you want to select multiple files at once, hold down ⌘ Command while clicking each one.Step 3, Click Edit. It's on the left side of. Sometimes you need to move or duplicate files and folders in Mac OS X Lion. One way to copy icons from one place to another is to use the Clipboard. When a file or folder icon is selected, choose Edit→Copy (or use its shortcut, Command+C) to copy the selected icon to the Clipboard. Note that. Mac File Transfer via Single User Mode / Command Line. Start in Single User Mode by holding down Command-S when starting the Mac. Commands can also be typed via Terminal app when OS X is running.

  • Start in Single User Mode by holding down Command-S when starting the Mac.
  • Commands can also be typed via Terminal app when OS X is running.

Mac Os X Terminal Copy File Command

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Terminal Command Workflow

Command
  1. Type diskutil list to view available drives
  2. Type diskutil mount /dev/disk1s2 (Disk 1, Partition Scheme 2 - may be different on your Mac) to gain read/write access on that disk.
  3. Type cd /Volumes to switch current folder to Volumes where Mac OS lists all mounted drives.
  4. Type ls to list contents of Volumes folder.
  5. Type mkdir to create a new folder (on the USB drive)
  6. The cp -a command copies files/folders from one path to another.

Walkthrough

Start in Single-User Mode by holding Command-S as mentioned aboveYou type ->diskutil list

/dev/disk0(Physical Disk #1: Macintosh HD)

/dev/disk1(Physical Disk #2: PIZZA_PIZZA_256GB)

You type ->diskutil mount /dev/disk1s2

You type ->cd /Volumes

You type ->ls

You type ->cd /Volumes/PIZZA_PIZZA_256GB
You type ->mkdir RecoveredFiles
You type ->cd RecoveredFiles
You type ->cp -a ~/Photos Photos

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Which should copy the entire Mac Photos folder to /Volumes/PIZZA_PIZZA_256GB/RecoveredFiles/Photos

  1. An empty line after running the cp command indicates success
  2. Copy folder and contained files together using cp -a /Source/FolderName /Destination/FolderName
  3. Copy single files without the -a using cp /Source/file.jpg /Destination/file.jpg
  4. ~/Photos is the same as /Users/alex/Photos

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More copying examples

You type ->cp ~/Photos/myphoto.jpg Photos/myphoto.jpg
You type ->cp -a ~/Documents /Volumes/PIZZA_PIZZA_256GB/RecoveredFiles/Documents
You type ->cp -a ~/Desktop /Volumes/PIZZA_PIZZA_256GB/RecoveredFiles/Desktop

Exit Single User Mode

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You type ->reboot

Mac Os Copy File Command

Mac will reboot normally