Move Files Into and Out of Folders
A SharePoint Online tutorial by Peter Kalmström
 In
a few SharePoint Online from Scratch articles we
are looking on how best categorize files and list items
in SharePoint. In the demo below, however, Peter Kalmström,
CEO and Systems Designer of kalmstrom.com Business Solutions,
shows a method he actually does not recommend: to
use folders in document libraries.
Even if Peter does not recommend using folders in document
libraries generally, it may be an option in some cases,
for example in OneDrive for Business.
The modern library experience interface has a 'Move to'
button in the command bar and under the ellipsis. (There
is also a 'Copy to' command.)
In both interfaces you can also drag and drop the files,
even if this method does not always work perfectly:
- To move documents into a folder, select the
file and drag and drop it on the folder.
- To move documents out of a folder, select
the file and drag and drop it on the document library
link in the Quick Launch in the classic experience and
on the upper level heading in the new experience.
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