set srcFldr to (choose folder with prompt "Select the source folder:") set destFldr to (choose folder with prompt "Select the destination folder:") tell application "Finder" --set fileList to files of srcFldr -- sorted by name in HFS Plus' fashion (?) set fileList to sort (get files of srcFldr) by name -- sorted by name in Finder's fashion set fileCnt to count fileList set ff to {} repeat with i from 2 to fileCnt by 2 set end of ff to item i of fileList end repeat move ff to destFldr -- you can move list at once end tell