Swift Salamander User Guide / Everyday Tasks

Copy and Move Files to the Other Pane

How to copy or move the selected files to the folder in the other pane.

Checked with Swift Salamander 0.8.184 on 8 October 2026.

You can copy or move files to the folder in the other pane. Use the keyboard, or the right-click menu.

Copy with the Keyboard

1. Select the files. See Select Files.
2. Press ⌘C.
3. Press Tab to move to the other pane.
4. Press ⌘V to put the copies in that pane's folder.

Move with the Keyboard

1. Select the files.
2. Press ⌘X.
3. Press Tab to move to the other pane.
4. Press ⌘V to put the files in that pane's folder.

Copy or Move with the Right-Click Menu

1. Right-click the selected files.
2. Choose Copy to Other Pane to copy them, or Move to Other Pane to move them.