eXo Platform 3.5

## Chapter 3. Operations With Folder

## Create Folder

To create a folder, do as follows:

- Step 1: Click your desired target folder in the workspace.

- Step 2: Click the New button on the toolbar, then select Folder... from the drop-down menu; or go to File > New > Folder... from the top menu.

- Step 3: Enter the folder name in the Create folder window.

- Step 4: Click Create to complete creating your new folder.

### Note

- If any file is selected in the Workspace Panel, there will be a folder created in the parent folder of this file.

- In case no item is selected in the Workspace Panel, the created folder is placed in the root folder.

- In case of multiple selections, this function is disabled.

## Delete Folder

To delete a folder, do as follows:

- Step 1: Click your desired folder in the Workspace Panel.

- Step 2: Click the Delete Item(s)... icon on the toolbar, or go to File > Delete... from the top menu.

- Step 3: Click Yes to confirm your deletion in the Delete Item(s) dialog.

Files opened in the Content Panel are closed after the folder containing them has been removed.

### Note

- You cannot remove:

- Workspace root folder;

- Multiple items from different hierarchic levels at the same time.

- The "Delete Item(s)" function is disabled in case of selecting the root item and/or multiple items on different levels in the "Workspace Panel".

## Rename Folder

To rename a folder, do as follows:

- Step 1: Click the folder you want to rename in the Workspace Panel.

- Step 2: Go to File > Rename... from the top menu to open the Rename item dialog.

- Step 3: Enter the new name into the Rename item to: field.

- Step 4: Click Rename to accept.

You can rename folders and sub folders containing opened but unsaved files. You can save them after renaming the folder, no data will be lost.

If the new folder name has been existing in the target folder, you will receive an error message as below.

### Note

You cannot rename the workspace root folder.

### Warning

Remember to undeploy all earlier deployed REST Services within the moved folder or sub-folder before renaming the folder.

## Download Zipped Folder

If you want to download some folders from the JCR Repository, do as follows:

- Step 1: Click the target folder in the Workspace Panel.

- Step 2: Go to File > Download Zipped Folder... from the top menu.

The zip-archive with folder content is prepared on the server and sent to the client. There will be a suggestion window for you to save the archive on your local computer.

### Note

The archive uses UTF-8 encoding in entry names. Be sure that your zip extractor supports UTF-8 in file names. The Windows Explorer does not support it, you may use 7zip to unzip the archive. In Linux, the unzip (6.0 or below) command also does not support UTF-8 (depending on distributive). If you use KDE 4 as DE, you may configure Dolphin to use archive as folder by going to "Settings > Configure Dolphin.. > Navigation", and then selecting the "Open archive as folder" checkbox.