File Manager: Moving Files and Folders
Moving Files and Folders
You can move files and folders to your computer or another location in the online course system. IMPORTANT: Items moved to your computer are not automatically removed from the course system. You must manually delete them.
Step 1: In File Manager, navigate to the folder containing the items you want to move.
TIP: The items may appear on multiple pages. You can use the paging controls to navigate to items that appear on other pages.
In this example, 1 (1-20) means page 1 contains records 1 to 20.
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- To view all pages: from the Page drop-down list, select All and click the Go icon.
- To go to the next page: click the Next Page icon.
- To return to the previous page: click the Previous Page icon.
You can also use the Paging Preferences icon to set the number of items to be displayed on each page. By default, 10 items are displayed per page. You can set a maximum of 999 items per page.
Step 2: Do one of the following:
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To move one or more items:
Next to each item you want to move, select the check box, and click Move.
The Content Browser pop-up window appears.
- To move all items listed on the current page:
NOTE: If you want to move items that span multiple pages, you must adjust the number of items listed on a single page to include all items you want to move. Use the Paging Preferences icon.
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In the table heading row, select the check box. All items listed on the page are selected.
- Click Move. The Content Browser pop-up window appears.
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In the table heading row, select the check box. All items listed on the page are selected.
Step 3: Do one of the following:
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If you want to move the items to your computer:
NOTE: Multiple items moved to your computer will be compressed and moved as a single zip file
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Click the My Computer icon. A message appears.
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Click . Your browser's download dialog box appears.
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Make your selections to move the items to the desired location.
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Click the My Computer icon. A message appears.
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If you want to move the items to another location in the online course system:
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Navigate to the location where you want to paste the moved items. NOTE: Only those locations where you have file and folder pasting capabilities will be available to you.
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Click .
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If there are no naming conflicts, the items are moved and a confirmation message appears.
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If the destination folder contains items with the same names as the items you want to move, the Resolve Naming Conflicts pop-up window appears:
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For each item with a naming conflict, do one of the following:
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To select a new destination folder:
- Select Select another location for the file or folder.
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From the Select another location for the file or folder drop-down list, select a folder. NOTE: Only the original destination folder and subfolders of the original destination folder are available for selection.
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To create a destination folder:
- Select Select another location for the file or folder.
- Click . The Create Folder pop-up window appears.
- In the Title text box, enter a name for the folder.
- Click . The folder is created in the original destination folder.
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From the Select another location for the file or folder drop-down list, select the new folder.
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To rename the item:
- Select Rename file or folder.
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In the Rename file or folder text box, enter a new file name.
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To replace the item in the destination folder, select Replace existing.
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If you are moving multiple items and have multiple naming conflicts, to cancel the move action for a single item, select Skip.
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To select a new destination folder:
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For each item with a naming conflict, do one of the following:
- Click .
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If there are no naming conflicts, the items are moved and a confirmation message appears.
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Navigate to the location where you want to paste the moved items. NOTE: Only those locations where you have file and folder pasting capabilities will be available to you.
The items are moved and a confirmation message appears.
