Merge Folders on MacOS

1. How do I merge two folders where the name is the same on my MacBook?

To merge two folders where the name of the folder is the same, you can perform the following steps on your MacBook.

1. Hold one folder & drag it to the location of another folder.
2. While dragging, press the Option key.
3. You will get a popup message. Click the Merge button.

2. What are the steps to combine two different folders where files with the same names are present on Mac?

If you want to combine two different folders where there is a possibility of having files with the same name, follow the below guidelines on your Mac.

1. Drag and Drop the latest folder to the location of the old folder.
2. Select the Apply For All button.
3. Click on the Replace button.

3. Can I use the terminal to automate two folder merging tasks on MacOS?

Yes, the MacOS comes with the feature where the Terminal can be used to automate the tasks. And merging two files is not different from that. You can follow the below guidelines for the same.

1. Open Terminal.
2. Write the command ditto -V <Source Folder Address> <Destination Folder Address>
3. Wait until the process is completed.
4. The Source Folder is now having all the files.

As a MacOS user, while working on any task, you might have a habit of creating two or more folders for a single task to easily perform multitasking. Sometimes, we create two different folders with the same name in two different locations & later we need to Merge Two Folders and create one single folder. This can be needed to Join the Same Folders or to Attach Different Folders to a single one.

In this article, we will discuss a handful of effective methods that can be used to merge folders depending on scenarios.