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Folders in the Media Library help you keep your images, videos, documents, and sounds organized and easy to find.
This guide will show you how to use media folders to keep your images, videos, documents, and sounds organized and easily accessible:
- How to create a media folder
- Adding sub-folders to a main folder
- Recent folders
- Moving between folders
- How to add media items to your folders
- Moving media out of folders
- Customization and removal of media folders
🕹️ Interactive guide
Check out the interactive demo below for steps, or scroll down for our written guide.
How to create a media folder
1. Go to your Media Library, click Add media, then select New folder.
2. Once you have the folder creation screen opened, you may add your folder title, description, tag, and the profile group/s it belongs to:
3. Don't forget to hit Save once you're done!
Adding sub-folders to a main folder
1. Click on your main folder to open it.
2. Once inside it, click the New subfolder card under Subfolders.
3. Add your sub-folder's title, description, and tag (if you have one). Click Save afterwards!
Looking neat and organized!
Recent folders
The folders you've used most recently show at the top of your Media Library under Recent folders, with a preview of what's inside and a count of items and subfolders. Click any of them to jump straight in.
Moving between folders
When you're inside a folder, the breadcrumb at the top shows where you are (for example, Media library → Ask Vista → MCP Connectors). Click any folder name in the breadcrumb to jump straight to it, so you don't have to back out one level at a time.
Inside each folder, its subfolders are listed first under Subfolders, followed by All media.
How to add media items to your folders
There are 2 ways you can add a media item/s to one of your folders:
Moving an existing media item to a folder
1. In the Media Library, select the items you would like to move, then click Move to in the bulk action bar.
2. Choose the folder you want from the list. Type in Jump to a folder to search, or click the arrow next to a folder to see its subfolders. Select the folder (or press Enter) to move your items there.
3. Your media items have now been moved!
Adding new media to a folder
1. Simply navigate to your folder of choice and click on Add media.
2. There are a lot of ways to add your media items, which you can learn more about in this article.
3. And now you're done!
Moving media out of folders
The same principle works just like when you were moving your media files into your folders:
1. Select the items you want to move, then click Move to in the bulk action bar.
2. Select Top level at the top of the folder list to move the items back to the main library.
3. Now, they have been moved out of your folders!
Customization and removal of media folders
If you want to remove or change the existing settings of your folder, click on the three-dot menu button beside it:
Customizing your folder
1. Click on Settings to open your folder settings.
2. Edit the elements according to your liking, then click Save once you're done!
Removing your folder
1. Simply click Remove to delete your folder.
2. You will be given a warning before completely removing the folder.
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Important Removing a folder will also remove all media and folders inside. Be extra careful, and make sure to move items you don't want deleted out of that folder before doing so. |
Need further help?
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