Organizing Assets

The Organize action is used to add, move, or remove assets from folders.

Assets cannot be added or moved to a folder that contains an existing asset with a duplicate file name.

Selection bar

Add to folder

If an asset exists in multiple folders, users with permission to view any of these folders will be able to access the asset.

When an asset that resides in a folder is added to a new folder, it can now be viewed in both locations. Assets that live in multiple folders are not unique assets.

  1. Create a selection of assets.
  2. Use the action menu on the selection bar; choose Organize.
  3. Select Add to folder.
  4. Use the folder tree to select the assets' new folder location.
  5. Click Save
  6. Click Yes to complete the organize action.

Move to folder

Moving removes an asset from all current folders, then adds it to the chosen destination folder.

  1. Create a selection of assets.
  2. Use the action menu along the selection bar; choose Organize.
  3. Select Move to folder.
  4. Use the folder tree to select the assets' new folder location.
  5. Click Save
  6. Click Yes to complete the organize action.

Remove from folder

Remove from folder exorcises the selection from the chosen folder; the assets will remain in any other folder they are stored in. 

  1. Create a selection of assets.
  2. Use the action menu along the selection bar; choose Organize.
  3. Select Remove from folder.
  4. Use the folder tree to select the folder you wish to remove the asset from.
  5. Click Save
  6. Click Yes to complete the organize action.

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If you are removing an asset from its only folder, the asset will be deleted. Check whether an asset exists in multiple folders on its detail page

Asset detail

Add to folder

When an asset is added to one folder from another folder, it is stored in both locations. Assets that live in multiple folders are not unique assets.

  1. Navigate to the Folders tab of an asset's detail page
  2. Click the upper-left plus button.
  3. Use the folder tree to select a new folder.
  4. Click Save.

Edit folder

Editing a folder removes the asset from the existing folder, then moves it to the new folder chosen from the folder tree. 

  1. Navigate to the Folders tab of an asset's detail page
  2. Use the action  menu for an existing folder.
  3. Click Edit asset folder.
  4. Use the folder tree to select a destination folder. 
  5. Click Save.

Remove from folder

Remove from folder exorcises the selection from the chosen folder; the assets will remain in any other folder they are stored in. 

  1. Navigate to the Folders tab of an asset's detail page
  2. Use the action  menu button for an existing folder.
  3. Click Remove from folder.
  4. Click Yes.

If the folder is the only folder the asset is stored in, the option to remove the asset will not exist when using the action menu.

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