Handling Files and Datasources
Moving and Copying Elements

Use Drag & Drop to move or copy various elements in the Browser; for example, directories, Sequences, samples, and individual files, such as PGM Files, QNT Methods, Audit Trails, etc.

Drag & Drop via the left mouse button

To move or copy an element, hold down the left mouse button and move the element to the target directory. To define the Drag & Drop behavior, select Preferences on the File menu, and then select a When dragging item between folders option:

 

Ask

For each Drag & Drop action within a datasource, you are prompted to click a button. Click Copy or click Move.

 

 

Copy

For simple Drag & Drop actions, i.e., when you do not hold down any other key, the selected element is copied to the new position without being deleted at the original position.

 

 

Move
(As in the
Windows Explorer)

There are two different cases:

Within a datasource: For simple Drag & Drop actions, the selected element is moved to the new position and deleted from the original position.

To a different datasource: The selected element is copied to the target position, but is not deleted from the original location.

 

Independent of the selected setting, you can force the desired behavior for each Drag & Drop action by pressing an additional key:

 

<CTRL>

Copies the element.

 

 

<SHIFT>

Moves the element.

 

 Tips:  

If network failure occurs while a Move action is in progress, the elements either in the target directory or in the original directory will be incomplete. After rebooting your computer, check whether the elements were moved correctly. If they were not, complete the action as required.

If you cancel a Move action, all data copied so far will be deleted. This may take some time.

Sequences that are locked and signed can only be moved as a whole. Locked directories cannot be moved at all.

Drag & Drop via the right mouse button

Hold down the right mouse button and move an element to the target directory. When you release the mouse button, the context menu is opened:

Select an action (Copy, Move, or Cancel).

Copy elements via Copy & Paste

To copy the selected element, you can also select the Copy and Paste commands on the Edit or context menu or click the corresponding icons on the Standard toolbar. First, copy the element, and then paste it at the desired location. Or else, use the corresponding shortcuts:

<CTRL> <C> = Copy

<CTRL> <V> = Paste

Move elements via Cut & Paste

To move the selected element, you can also select the Cut and Paste commands on the Edit or context menu or click the corresponding icons on the Standard toolbar. First, cut the element and then paste it at the desired location. Or else, use the corresponding shortcuts:

<CTRL> <X> = Cut

<CTRL> <V> = Paste

Behavior if a file already exists in the target directory

If you move a file to a target directory in which a file with the same name already exists, a dialog appears. You are prompted to confirm overwriting the existing file. Click either Yes or Yes to all to confirm the action. Click No or No to all to cancel the move.

 Tips:  

If the Move action is later cancelled by the user or terminated due to an unforeseeable error, all data overwritten so far will be lost.

To overwrite a file, you need the corresponding Delete Privilege. For example, to overwrite a sequence, you need the DeleteSEQ privilege. The administrator can assign you this privilege in the User Manager (CmUser program). A Delete privilege is not required if you move a file (the file is no longer available at the original location after the move, i.e., it is "deleted" there).