Moving Files and Folders

In Trimble Connect for Browser, you can move files and folders.

Before you start moving files and folders, you need to review the following guidelines:

  • Two files with the same name cannot live in the same folder. If you are trying to move a file to a new location in your folder structure that already contains another file with the same name, you will be shown an error message.
  • You can choose to delete the file from the destination location and then move the file. Or, you can choose to skip moving the file.
  • Merging two folders is not supported. Folders existing with the same name in the destination folder will be skipped/not moved.
  • Moving a file or folder will create a new version.

Drag and Drop to Move

You can use the drag and drop technique to move files.

Ensure that you have the necessary permission to move files.
To move items using the drag and drop feature:
  1. Open your project in Trimble Connect for Browser.
  2. Go to the Explorer page.
  3. Select the file(s) or folder(s) you want to move by using one of the following techniques:
    • Select Shift key to select a group of consecutive files or folders.
    • Use the checkbox to select a group of individual files or folders.
    • Select a single item.
  4. Use the checkbox to select a group of individual files or folders.
  5. Drag and drop the group into a folder.
    You can also drag the selection to a folder listed in the folder tree.
Note: Press the Esc key to cancel out of a move operation. Moving folders does not change the permissions that are currently defined for that folder. Folder permissions will be retained and not inherited from the parent folder.

Use the "Move to" Panel

If you don't like to drag and drop, you can use the Move to panel to easily navigate to the folder where your selected items should be moved to.

Ensure that you have the necessary permissions to move folders.
To move files using the "Move To" panel:
  1. Open your project in Trimble Connect for Browser.
  2. Go to the Explorer page.
  3. Select the file(s) or folder(s) you want to move by using one of the following techniques:
    • Select the Shift key to select a group of consecutive files or folders.
    • Use the checkbox to select a group of individual files or folders.
    • Select a single item.
  4. Select Move to.
    The Move to panel opens.
  5. Select a listed folder or use the arrow button to navigate to a nested folder.
  6. Select Move here.
    If there are no conflicts (ex. Moving files to a location which already contains other files with the same name), then you will see a confirmation message that the file(s) were moved successfully.

Moving folders does not change the permissions that are currently defined for that folder. Folder permissions will be retained and not inherited from the parent folder.

The Move here button is disabled when you are in a folder that is the same as where your selection resides (since you cannot move an item to its current location).

Folders that you only have Read Only Access will be shown grayed out.