Browse and pick

The recommended way to move or copy

Tick libraries, folders or files on the source, and choose where each lands on the destination, by drilling into it. Best for a one-off, and the way to go when you want to see what you are selecting rather than describe it in a file.

What it does

• Exactly what is in scope, because you can see it and tick it.
• Where each selection will land, chosen by browsing the destination rather than typing a URL.

How it runs

1. Tick the source. Drill into libraries and folders. Select all is available at every level.
2. Choose the destination folder. Browse to it on the other side.
3. Confirm the selection. A dialog states what was ticked and where it is going.
4. It runs. Per-item progress, resumable.

How it works

Browse and pick builds the run map from what you tick. Picks fall into two kinds that cannot be mixed in one run: whole libraries, whose contents are merged into the destination at the same level (one library per run, so the run can be undone as a unit), and loose files and folders, which are recreated by name inside the one destination container you chose. For a library merge, both sides are read and only what is missing at the destination is planned. For loose picks, a name already in use at the destination is handled by your choice: keep both (the incoming item gets a new name, and the run follows it under that name), skip it, or replace it.

Choosing the site row or Create library makes a new library on the destination first and lands the content in it. The map this method writes is the same file the CSV method loads, so a plan made here can be saved, edited and run again.

What you need

• Write access to the destination, and read access to the source. For a move, write access to the source too.

What it will not do

• One destination per selection. For many folder pairs at once, the CSV map is the better tool.

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