Teach Yourself VISUALLY Macs, 3rd Edition

Copy a File

You can use your Mac to make an exact copy of a file. This is useful when you want to make an extra copy of an important file to use as a backup. Similarly, you might require a copy of a file if you want to send the copy on a disk to another person. Finally, copying a file is also a real timesaver if you need a new file very similar to an existing file: You copy the original file and then make the required changes to the copy.

You can copy either a single file or multiple files. You can also use this technique to copy a folder.

Copy a File

Locate the file that you want to copy.

Open the folder to which you want to copy the file. ...