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Asked: June 13, 20262026-06-13T19:54:01+00:00 2026-06-13T19:54:01+00:00

trying to make an AppleScript droplet that moves a file to a given folder

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trying to make an AppleScript droplet that moves a file to a given folder when the file is dragged to the droplet; not sure how to tell the script that the file I just dragged is the one I want to move; I tried this but it doesn’t work:

on open dragged_file
  tell application "Finder"
  move dragged_file to "Macintosh HD:Users...etc."
  end tell
end open   --script runs but doesn't move file
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    2026-06-13T19:54:02+00:00Added an answer on June 13, 2026 at 7:54 pm

    Try:

    on open of theFiles
        tell application "Finder"
            move theFiles to folder "Macintosh HD:Users...etc."
        end tell
    end open
    
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