Modify files, folders, and downloads in Files on iPad

Use the Files app to modify or rearrange your files, folders, and downloads. You can also modify your documents, images, and other files.

Find downloaded files

If you downloaded files to your iPad from the internet, you can find them in the Downloads folder in the Files app.

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

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

From an open location or folder, tap one of the following at the top of the screen:

View as icons: Tap .
View as a list: Tap .
View as columns: Tap .
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.

Tap at the top of the sidebar, tap Edit, then do any of the following:

Hide a location: Turn the location off.
Delete a tag and remove it from all items: Tap next to the tag. (See Tag a file or folder.)
Remove an item from the Favorites list: Tap next to the item. (See Mark a folder as a favorite.)
Change the order of an item: Touch and hold , then drag it to a new position.

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