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📁 Files and Folders app – Upload or download a folder


🧑🏼‍💻 Implementing
a feature that allows copying a folder is on our todo list, but not yet available.

➡️ Therefore, until this feature is available, the following workaround can be used.

In this section, you can learn about:


Upload a folder to the remote device

Zip the folder (on your device) you want to copy.
Right click on the folder that you would like to zip ⇒ Send to ⇒ Compressed (zipped) folder.

Name the file and press Enter.

A zip file is created in the same folder.

In the Files and Folders application use the Upload function to copy the zip file to the remote device:
1. Click on the Upload button.

The Upload window appears:
2. Click on the Choose a file text or drag the zip file into the window.

3. Click on the Upload button.

On the remote device (using the Screen application), unzip the zip file as follows:
Right click on the zip file ⇒ Extract All…

The following windows appears:
4. Select the Destination where you want to extract the folder.

5. Click on the Extract button.


Download a folder from the remote device

Zip the folder (on the remote device) you want to copy – using the Screen app.

Right click on the folder that you would like to zip ⇒ Send to ⇒ Compressed (zipped) folder.

Name the file and press Enter.

A zip file is created in the same folder.

In the Files and Folders application use the Download function to copy the zip file from the remote device:

1. Click on the Download button.

The zip file downloads to your device.

Unzip the copied zip file:

Right click on the zip file ⇒ Extract All…

The following windows appears:

2. Select the Destination where you want to extract the folder.

3. Click on the Extract button.