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Modify files and folders in Files on iPad

You can copy, move, share, and delete your documents, images, and other files on iPad.

Modify and rearrange documents

When viewing a file in a supported document format, you can modify and rearrange the document’s contents.

  1. Go to the Files app on your iPad.

  2. Open the document you want, tap its title, then choose any of the following:

    • Save to Photos: Save the document in the Photos Library.

    • Duplicate: Make a copy of the document.

    • Move: Move the document to another location.

    • Export: Save a copy of the file in a different file format.

    • Print: Print the document

    To rearrange a document, touch and hold a highlighted page and drag it to a new location.

    To mark up a document, tap the Markup Toolbar button.

Note: Not all document formats are supported by the Files app.

Change to icon, list, or column view

You can change your view of the files in an open location or folder on iPad.

  1. Go to the Files app on your iPad.

  2. Tap a location at the top of the screen—Recents, Shared, or Browse— or tap the Sidebar button, then tap a location in the sidebar.

  3. Tap the More button, then tap Icons, List, or Columns to change your view of the files.

    Note: To look deeper into a folder hierarchy from the column view, tap an item in the rightmost column, then swipe left. To see a preview of a file along with its metadata (such as its kind and size), tap the file. (If the preview doesn’t appear in the rightmost column, swipe left.) To view the file and perform various actions on it without leaving Files, tap Open below the file preview.

Rearrange the Browse sidebar

  1. Go to the Files app on your iPad.

  2. Tap the Sidebar button to open the sidebar.

  3. Tap the More button at the top of the sidebar, tap Edit Sidebar, then do any of the following:

    • Hide a location: Turn the location off.

    • Delete a tag and remove it from all items: Tap the Remove button next to the tag. (See Tag a file or folder.)

    • Remove an item from the Favorites list: Tap the Remove button next to the item. (See Mark a folder as a favorite.)

    • Change the order of an item: Touch and hold the Reorder button, then drag it to a new position.

Delete a file

  1. Go to the Files app on your iPad.

  2. Locate the file you want to delete.

  3. Touch and hold the file, then tap Delete.

See alsoFind files and folders in Files on iPad
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