You can move files to an existing folder on your device.
Move files from Categories section
- On your Android device, open Files by Google
.
- Under 'Categories', select a category.
- Find the files that you'd like to move.
- To move one file:
- In grid view
:
- Press and hold the file.
- Tap More
Move to.
- In list view
: Next to the file, tap More
Move to.
- In grid view
- To move multiple files:
- In grid view
:
- Press and hold a file that you'd like to move.
- To select more files, tick the circle at the top of each file that you'd like to copy.
- At the top right, tap More
Move to.
- Press and hold a file that you'd like to move.
- In list view
:
- Next to the file, tap More
.
- Next to each file that you'd like to move, tick the circle.
- At the top right, tap More
Move to.
- Next to the file, tap More
- In grid view
- To move one file:
- Tap Internal storage.
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Choose the folder into which you'd like to move the file.
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Tap Move here.
Move files from Storage devices section
- On your Android device, open Files by Google
.
- Scroll to 'Storage devices'.
- Tap Internal storage.
- Find the folder with the files that you'd like to move.
- Find the files that you'd like to move.
- To move one file:
- In grid view
:
- Press and hold the file.
- Tap More
Move to.
- In list view
: Next to the file, tap More
Move to.
- In grid view
- To move multiple files:
- In grid view
:
- Press and hold a file that you'd like to move.
- To select more files, tick the circle at the top of each file that you'd like to copy.
- At the top right, tap More
Move to.
- Press and hold a file that you'd like to move.
- In list view
:
- Next to the file, tap More
.
- Next to each file that you'd like to move, tick the circle.
- At the top right, tap More
Move to.
- Next to the file, tap More
- In grid view
- To move one file:
- Choose the folder into which you'd like to move the file.
- Tap Move here.