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Copy or Move Files or Folders

Follow the steps below to move or copy files or folders.

Method 1:

  1. Select the files or folders you want to move or copy. (Press and hold Shift or Ctrl while making multiple selections.)
  2. Choose Cut or Copy from the Action drop-down menu.
  3. Go to the destination folder on Synology Router or your computer.
  4. Choose Paste - Overwrite or Paste - Skip from the Action drop-down menu, depending on whether you want to overwrite files or folders with the same name in the destination folder.

Method 2:

  1. Select the files or folders you want to move or copy. (Press and hold Shift or Ctrl while making multiple selections.)
  2. Drag the folders or files from the main section to another folder on the left panel.
  3. In the pop-up menu that appears, choose Copy - Overwrite, Copy - Skip, Move - Overwrite, or Move - Skip to overwrite or skip files or folders with the same name in the destination folder.

Method 3

  1. Select the files or folders you want to move or copy. (Press and hold Shift or Ctrl while making multiple selections.)
  2. Press Ctrl + X to cut or Ctrl + C to copy the files/folders. For Mac users, press Command + X and Command + C.
  3. Go to the destination folder on Synology Router or your computer.
  4. Press Ctrl + V to paste the files/folders. (Command + V for Mac.)
  5. In the dialog that appears, choose whether you want to overwrite or skip files with the same name in the destination folder.

Keyboard Shortcuts:

The following keyboard shortcuts may come in handy when moving/copying files and folders in File Station:

  • F2: Rename
  • Del: Delete
  • Ctrl + A: Select all
  • Crtl + X: Cut
  • Crtl + C: Copy
  • Crtl + V: Paste

Note:

  • When copying or moving files/folders to a directory in FAT file system, characters \ *?">| in the filename will be replaced by –, and the Metadata of Mac files will be deleted.
  • If you cut files from your local computer, and then paste them in a Synology Router folder, the files will still be retained on your local computer.
  • When moving a file or folder, the "owner" remains the same. However, when copying a file or folder, the "owner" changes to the user who copied it.

To enable smart drag and drop:

When you drag and drop files within File Station, this feature will automatically determine whether the transfer is a copy or move action.

  1. Select Enable smart drag and drop.
  2. Select either action to be always performed if there happens to be another user simultaneously transferring files with the same name to the same location:
    • Overwrite: Your transferred files will overwrite files with the same name.
    • Skip: Your transferred files will be skipped and not overwrite files with the same name.
  3. Click OK.

Note:

If you want to change the copy or move action determined by smart drag and drop, apply the following hotkeys to suit your needs:

  • To shift to a copy action: Press Ctrl while performing drag and drop.
  • To shift to a move action: Press Shift while performing drag and drop.