Working with files and folders

Using File Browser, you can manage your folders and files. You can select files and folders, sort them by different criteria, and move, copy, and delete files. You can rename one file, or rename all of the files in a folder using the Batch Rename command.

To select or deselect files:

Do any of the following:

• On the right side of the palette, click a thumbnail to select a file.
• Shift-click to select multiple files.
• Control-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) to select non-contiguous images.

To select all files in the current folder:

Choose Select All from the palette menu. To deselect all files, choose Deselect All from the palette menu.

To sort files:

Click the Sort By pop-up menu at the bottom of the File Browser, and choose a sorting option.

To copy files:

Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) files to a different folder.

To delete files:

1. Select the file or files you want to delete.
2. Do one of the following:
• Click the Trash button.
• Drag the files to the Trash button .
• Press the Delete key.
• Choose Delete from the File Browser menu.

To create new folders:

1. Choose New Folder from the File Browser menu.
2. Type a name, and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).

To rename files or folders:

1. On the right side of the palette, click a filename or folder name, or select a file or folder and choose Rename from the palette menu.
2. Type a new name, and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).

Note: To move to the next filename, press Tab. To move to the previous filename, press Shift+Tab.

To rename all the files in a folder:

1. Make sure that no files are selected.
2. To rename a subset of files in a folder, select the files you want to rename.
3. Choose Batch Rename from the File Browser menu, and set the following options:
• For Destination Folder, select where you want to place the renamed files: in the same folder or in a different folder. If you select Move to New Folder, click Browse (Windows) or Choose (Mac OS) to select a different folder.
• For File Naming, choose elements from the pop-up menus or enter text into the fields. The specified elements and text will be combined to create the new filename.
• For Compatibility, select the operating systems with which you want renamed files to be compatible. The current operating system is selected by default, and you cannot deselect it.

To change the display of files:

Do one of the following:

• Choose a thumbnail display option from the File Browser menu.
• Click the View By pop-up menu at the bottom of the File Browser and choose a display option.

To refresh the view:

Choose Refresh Desktop View from the File Browser menu. Closing and reopening the File Browser also refreshes the view.

When you rename a file, the order of files in the File Browser is not automatically updated, so you can refresh the view to see the changes you made.

To display files in Windows Explorer or Mac OS Finder:

Choose Reveal Location in Explorer (Windows) or Reveal Location in Finder (Mac OS) from the File Browser menu.