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Move files and folders within Team Folders using standard Google Drive features
In Team Folders you can move files and folders by drag-and-drop. You can also right-click and select Organize > Move.
However, AODocs maintains the integrity of the content of Team Folders by ensuring that files can't be accidentally moved out of them. This would prevent other Team Folder users from accessing files. As a result, if you move a file outside its Team Folder (for example, if you move a file from an AODocs Team Folder into My Drive), AODocs will move the file back to the Team Folder where it belongs after a few moments.
Important: If an administrator has selected either the uniform permissions mode or the setting Only Administrators can share documents and folders in your Team Folder, you can't move files or folders by drag and drop in Google Drive. This is due to a restriction in Google Drive.
There are two solutions to this:
– You can use the experimental setting Interpret internal shortcuts in Team Folders as move operations as a workaround.
– Users who have the Smarbar installed and have access to the root level of the Team Folder can use the Move to button provided by the Smartbar to move their files and folders individually. They can also move several files and folders in one go in AODocs. Learn more: Move documents or folders to a different folder.
Note: To move a file or folder outside a Team Folder, you must export the file. Only library administrators can export files or folders from a library.
Move files or folders to a different folder – in Google Drive
In Secured Folders, you can't move files or folders by drag-and-drop or with the standard Google Drive buttons. You must use the Smartbar button in the Google interface as described below or the Smartbar menu in the Google Drive file preview.
Tip: To move multiple files or folders within a library, you're recommended to use the AODocs interface.
1. Open a Team Folder or Secured Folder in Google Drive.
2. Hover your cursor over the file or folder you want to move.
3. Click the Move within library button.
3. In the dialog that opens, select either:
- A library subfolder – then click Select a subfolder
- The library root folder – then select Move to move the item to the root folder
4. In the Move to folder dialog, select the folder where you want to move your item.
5. Click Select. The item is moved to the selected folder.
Move files to a different folder – in the Google Drive file preview
In a Team Folder or Secured Folder:
1. Open a file in the Google Drive file preview.
2. Select Move within library.
3. Follow from step 3 above.