Manage folders

If you’d like to keep projects in Explain Everything’s Library or Explain Drive in order, you can organize your projects in folders. Organizing your projects in folders can also help you find the desired project easier and quicker.

The structure of folders in Explain Everything is flat — you cannot create a folder within a folder or move one into another one.

Tip: Looking for a way to manage your projects? Learn how to manage projects in a couple of different ways.

Tip: Looking for a way to work with your projects? See what types of projects are there in Explain Everything?

Create a new folder

You can create folders either locally on your device or in the Explain Drive cloud. If you create folders in Explain Drive, this will allow you to access them while signed into your account on another device or on the web version of Explain Everything.

Create a new folder on your device:

  1. Head to the  Library tab.
  2. Select the  Add a new folder icon from the menu bar in Projects on your device.
  3. Enter the folder name.
  4. Select Create.
  5. Select Done.

Create a new folder on Explain Drive:

  1. Head to the  Library tab.
  2. Go to My Drive.
  3. Select the  Add a new folder icon from the menu bar.
  4. Enter the folder title.
  5. Select Done.

Tip: You can rename your folder by selecting the folder’s name under the thumbnail or by selecting the   Folder Details icon and choosing Rename. You will not be able to rename a folder that’s been shared with you.

You can create folders either locally on your device or in the Explain Drive cloud. If you create folders in Explain Drive, this will allow you to access them while signed into your account on another device or on the web version of Explain Everything.

Create a new folder on your device:

  1. Head to the  Library tab.
  2. Select the  Add a new folder icon from the menu bar in Projects on your device.
  3. Enter the folder name.
  4. Select Create.
  5. Select Done.

Create a new folder on Explain Drive:

  1. Head to the  Library tab.
  2. Go to My Drive.
  3. Select the  Add a new folder icon from the menu bar.
  4. Enter the folder title.
  5. Select Done.

Tip: You can rename your folder by selecting the   Folder Details icon and choosing Rename. You will not be able to rename a folder that’s been shared with you.

  1. Sign into your Explain Drive.
  2. Select the  Add a new folder icon from the menu bar in My Drive.
  3. Change the name of the folder if you like and select Create.

Tip: You can rename your folder by selecting the   Folder Details icon and choosing Edit. You will not be able to rename a folder that’s been shared with you — you will recognize it by the round, green link icon on the folder’s thumbnail.

Delete folders

Delete folders on your device:

  1. Head to the  Library tab.
  2. Select the  Folder Details icon under the folder’s thumbnail you’d like to delete.
  3. Select Delete.
  4. Confirm with the Delete button.

Delete folders on Explain Drive:

  1. Head to the  Library tab.
  2. Go to My Drive.
  3. Select the  Folder Details icon under the folder’s thumbnail you’d like to delete.
  4. Select Delete.
  5. Confirm with the Delete button.

Delete folders on your device:

  1. Head to the  Library tab.
  2. Select the  Folder Details icon under the folder’s thumbnail you’d like to delete.
  3. Select Delete.
  4. Confirm with the Yes button.

Delete folders on Explain Drive:

  1. Head to the  Library tab.
  2. Go to My Drive.
  3. Select the  Folder Details icon under the folder’s thumbnail you’d like to delete.
  4. Select Delete.
  5. Confirm with the Yes button.
  1. Sign into your Explain Drive.
  2. Select the  Folder Details icon under the folder’s thumbnail you’d like to delete.
  3. Choose Delete.
  4. Confirm with the Yes button.

Note: If you choose to delete your folder, you will lose its content along with Web Video Links. This action cannot be reversed.

Move folders

You can move folders from your device to Explain Drive — this will create a copy of your folder and place it in Library > My Drive. You'll then be able to access your folders while signed into your account on another device or on the web version of Explain Everything.

  1. Head to the  Library tab.
  2. Choose Select.
  3. Select the folder or folders you want to move.
  4. Select the  Move icon.
  5. Select Done.

Tip: Learn how to move projects.

Moving folders is currently not supported in the Android version of Explain Everything. Learn how to move projects.

In the web version of Explain Everything, you work with cloud projects and folders. Learn how to move projects on Explain Drive or download a project from Explain Drive.

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