Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger: Visual QuickStart Guide

Spring-Loaded Folders

The spring-loaded folders feature lets you move or copy items into folders deep within the file structure of a disk—without manually opening a single folder. Instead, you simply drag icons onto folders (Figures 11 and 13) and wait as they’re automatically opened (Figures 12 and 14). When you drop the icon into the final window, all windows except the source and destination windows automatically close (Figure 15).

Figure 11. Drag an icon onto a folder and wait...

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Figure 13. Continue to drag the icon onto a folder in that window and wait...

Figure 12. ...until the folder opens.

Figure 14. ...until ...