2 File and Folder Operations

File operations are the most frequent activities. This chapter walks through upload, download, preview, rename, move, copy, delete and bulk handling in a "get it in, see it, keep it tidy" order, plus what restricted permissions look like.

Upload

Enter the target directory and click upload, or drag files from the desktop straight into the page. Dragging supports multi-select and lands in the currently open directory — verify the path before uploading so files don't scatter into wrong branches. For large files (videos, design sources, whole asset packs of hundreds of MB or more), prefer wired network or 5 GHz; don't close or lock the screen mid-transfer, as interrupted uploads must restart.

Download and Online Preview

Click a file to download it; the browser saves per its own policy. Most files need no download — preview in the page instead: images, PDFs, audio/video and common text formats are supported, with paging, playback and text copy inside the preview layer. Preview fits verification; download afterwards for keeping.

Create, Rename, Move and Copy

New folders layer content; renaming enforces conventions — a date or project prefix makes sorting and searching far easier; moving cuts and pastes into the target directory, or drags within the list; copying makes cheap version backups — keep an original before big edits.

Bulk Selection and Bulk Actions

Hold Ctrl (Command on macOS) to pick items one by one, or Shift to select a range; the selection shows a multi-select state and move, copy and delete then apply at once. Glance at the selected count before bulk deletion — mistakes cluster here.

Sorting, Browsing and Directory Planning

Sort by name for numbered batches, by modified time to see "what's new today". Keep directory depth within four levels: deeper trees are painful to backtrack on phones and breed duplicate copies in two places. Pick one main classification axis (project or department) and express the other through name prefixes rather than more directories.

What Restricted Permissions Look Like

Grayed buttons, permission errors after actions, or an invisible directory are scope issues, not lost files. Read-only accounts browse and download but cannot upload, delete or rename. Ask the administrator to adjust — retrying changes nothing.