Can't move assets without copying

Im trying to move files and organize my project assets but when i try to move assets into different folders they just gets copyied to the new directory so i have to delete the originals and its very frustrating.

Are you moving them via the editor or via your file browser?

Moving them via the editor shouldn’t be copying them.

Im moving them in the Project tab. everytime i move an asset it creates a copy of it instead of moving orignal

Are you holding Control while dragging? That will create duplicates. Just regular click-drag.

Im simply just selecting a file and dragging it to the destination, im not holding any other keys. Im on a Macbook m2.

I’ve been using unity for many years and im aware of the controls.

I have noticed with script files, if you have them open in visual studio for editing, if you then go back to unity and copy the same script file you will get two copies of it. I think visual studio locks the file while you are editing. Maybe this is what’s happening to you.

This has been happening to me sometimes. Also, it doesn’t allow me to rename those files. The vast majority of those files, if not all, have been textures I imported in Unity 2022.3. I double checked to make sure the files were not locked by the OS or version control. In the end, I found right-clicking the file and selecting Reimport fixes the issue. I don’t know why.