That's an idea. I will try that as soon as the computer is free (it's ripping more .mov files from DVD right now). If it works, great. But it still is baffling why I cannot simply copy the file from any drive to any drive. Kathy On Feb 15, 2005, at 8:45 PM, macdv-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com wrote: > As a workaround thought, could you open the .mov file into Quicktime or > something like that and then do a Save As to the directory you want to > move the file to? > > Why drag-n-drop isn't working, I can't offer any advice, sorry. > > Cheers, > > Coj