Moving and Copying Files

If you wish to move files between folders:

1. Select the files you wish to move and click the Move button in the button bar towards the top of the window.



Figure 1 - Moving files

2. In the Move Selected Files dialog, choose the folder to which you wish to move the selected files - .
3. If files with identical names already exist in the destination folder, specify whether the files you are moving should overwrite the existing files.
4. Click Move Files.

The files are moved from the original folder to the destination folder. The files will only be stored in one place.

If you wish to copy a file to another destination:

1. Choose the file or files and click the Copy button.
2. In the Copy Selected Files dialog, choose the folder to which you wish to copy the files.
3. If files with identical names already exist in the destination folder, specify whether the files you are copying should overwrite the existing files.
4. Click Copy Files.

The files are copied from the original folder to the destination folder. That is, they will be stored in both places.

If a file with an identical name already exists in the destination folder and you do not choose the option “Overwrite file(s) with identical file name(s) in destination folder”, a warning is displayed informing you that the file already exists in the destination folder.