Media Folders can be useful for the user to keep their media content organised and easier to find. To make use of the Folder feature in the Media section, please follow the guide below and subsequent articles
Create a new Media Folder
Click on the "Media" Button
Click on the "Create Folder" Button
A box, "Add Folder" will open asking you to provide a name for your folder
Enter a name for your folder. In this example, my folder is called "Folder 1"
Add Media Files to your Folder
If you wish to move existing media to a folder, you have two options to do this.
Option 1, is to "Drag and Drop" your media into the folder.
a.)To do this, first highlight the media thumbnail you wish to move, by selecting it. Click on the Media thumbnail with your mouse.
When you click on a single piece of Media, you will see that the Media it is outlined and that a check box is shown in the right-hand corner of the thumbnail.
b.)To select this Media, click in the box shown in the top right-hand corner of the thumbnail. This will then be filled with a tick.
To select multiple Media files to move, first select all Media to be moved, by clicking on each thumbnail and ticking each right-hand corner box, as described above.
c. Next, drag the selected Media to the destination folder
The selected content will be moved to the destination folder. " Moved successfully" will be shown at the top of the page.
Option 2, is to move Media using the "Move to" and "Move Here" buttons
Follow the steps above ignoring step c.
d.) Once your media is selected, you will see a new button appear at the top of the page.
This button is called "Move To"
Select the "Move to" button
e.) Next, locate and choose the Folder you wish as the destination for your Media. To choose the folder, place your mouse over the thumbnail of the folder you wish to use. You will now see three icons
f.) Clicking the center "Eye icon" will open the destination folder. The folder will be empty unless you have added Media previously.
Once the folder has been accessed, choose the "Move Here" button found at the top of the page.
Your media is added to the destination folder and confirmed as successful.
The relocated media is shown within the folder
Please note: Media contained within folders will be accessible for use when adding Media to a Playlist. For information on how to add Media to a Playlist, take a look at our other article called "Creating a Playlist" by clicking here