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Transfering files between locations on the same computer, or between separate computers

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How to copy an application folder (.app) using terminal

I assume you don't need the application in ~/Downloads afterwards, so mv ~/Downloads/NAME.app /Applications/ should do. If you get a "Permission denied" error, add sudo in front and enter your passwo …
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On what basis does the Finder update the file copy progression bar?

To make a somewhat educated guess The bar shows "time spent" vs. "overall time expected" "overall time expected" is somewhat dynamic, depending on current throughput. So if you start of with a lot o …
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Where does Transmit 4 store temporary downloaded files?

You can find this out by yourself: Start Transmit Execute sudo opensnoop -n Transmit in Terminal Initiate transfer from S3 to FTP This will list all created/opened files, it shouldn't be difficult …
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How do I see what applications or services are preventing an external flash drive from eject...

Read the man page for lsof and use the following sudo lsof +D /Volumes/volume_name
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How do I use FTP via the command line to download all files?

If you want to proceed without Xcode you may also use curlmirror which builds on curl which is already supplied with OSX. In case you get the script from the web site linked above, you have to rename …
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Prevent files in a folder from being moved?

You can use Access Control Lists for this. Run chmod +a "USERID:deny:delete_child" DIRECTORY to prevent the user USERID from deleting anything from the directory. To undo, run chmod -a "USERID:den …
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iPad - Transferring files from the "Files" app to the "Photos" app

If you open the sharing sheet of a picture you should see a "Save picture" entry beneath the second row of icons (you may need to drag the sharing sheet upwards to see it).
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