# How to Cut and Paste Files in ComfortFiles

ComfortFiles is a Windows Explorer-style file manager for macOS.

In ComfortFiles, cut and paste works on files the way it does in Windows Explorer: select, press <kbd>⌘X</kbd>, go to the destination, press <kbd>⌘V</kbd>. The file moves. No modifier tricks, no copy-then-move.

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## Steps

1. Select one or more files or folders.
2. Press <kbd>⌘X</kbd> — or right-click and choose **Cut**.
3. Navigate to the destination folder (tree, tabs, or address bar).
4. Press <kbd>⌘V</kbd> — or right-click empty space and choose **Paste**.

Copying works the same way with <kbd>⌘C</kbd>. Nothing is moved or written until you paste.

## Undo

Pasted into the wrong folder? <kbd>⌘Z</kbd> undoes the move and puts the files back where they were. Redo with <kbd>⇧⌘Z</kbd>.

## Related

- Prefer the mouse? Drag files onto any folder in the sidebar tree, or [onto another tab](/how-to/tabs).
- Coming from Finder and wondering why this needs a how-to at all? [The story of cut and paste on the Mac](/guides/cut-and-paste-files-on-mac).