Help Center/ KooDrive/ User Guide/ KooDrive Services/ Common User Guide/ File Storage and Management/ Moving, Copying, or Forwarding a File or Folder
Updated on 2025-08-28 GMT+08:00

Moving, Copying, or Forwarding a File or Folder

You can move files or folders and copy files to a directory in your individual space or team space, and forward files between your individual space and team space. You can move or copy files to the same space.

Constraints

  • Only you can move and copy files and move folders in your individual space. They can be moved or copied only to other directories in your individual space.
  • A common user or department administrator can move or copy files in the team space only to other directories in the same team space. They cannot move or copy files across team spaces. Files or Folders cannot be moved across department spaces and group spaces.
  • Table 1 lists the move, copy, and forward permissions on team space files of each role.
    Table 1 Permissions to move, copy, and forward files or folders

    Role

    Permissions

    System administrator

    Has the following permissions:

    • Move files or folders of any team to any directory in the space of that team.
    • Copy files in any department space to other directories in that department space.
    • Forward files in any department space to a directory of their individual space.
    • Forward files in their individual space to a directory of any department space.

    Department administrator

    Has the following permissions:

    • Move files or folders of their department to other directories of their department.
    • Copy files of their department to other directories of their department.
    • Forward files in their department space to a directory of their individual space.
    • Forward files in their individual space to a directory of their department space.

    Common user

    Has the following permissions:

    • Move files or folders of their department to other directories of their department.
    • Copy files of their department to other directories of their department.
    • Forward files in their department space to a directory of their individual space.
    • Forward files in their individual space to a directory of their department space.

Moving a File or Folder

  • You can move up to 1,000 files or folders at a time.
  • If a file or folder with the same name is already created in the target folder, the system automatically renames the file or folder you moved with a timestamp suffix.
  • If the number of levels of the target directory exceeds the upper limit, files or folders cannot be moved.
  • If you move a file to the same directory, a message is displayed, indicating that the file fails to be moved because it already exists in the target folder.
  1. Sign in to the KooDrive service plane. Only a HUAWEI ID can be used to log in to the KooDrive service plane.

    To log in as a common user, use the managed HUAWEI ID applied by the administrator for you on the console.

  2. Go to the file list page of the individual or team space.

    • File list of the individual space

      In the navigation pane, choose My Space. The file list of your individual space is displayed.

    • File list of the department space

      In the navigation pane, choose Team Space. Teams are displayed in cards. Click a team to go to the file list of the team space.

      A system administrator can view all department teams in their enterprise. A department administrator or common user can view only their department team.

  3. Move a file or folder.

    • Moving a file or folder
      1. Move the cursor to More in the row of the target file or folder and choose Move.
      2. On the Move File page, select the target directory and click Move.
    • Moving Files or Folders in Batches
      1. Select the target files or folders and click Move above the list.
      2. On the Move File page, select the target folder and click Move.

Copying a File or Folder

  • You can copy up to 1,000 files or folders at a time.
  • If a file or folder with the same name is already created in the target folder, the system automatically renames the file or folder you copied with a timestamp suffix.
  • If the number of levels of the target directory exceeds the upper limit, files or folders cannot be copied.
  1. Sign in to the KooDrive service plane. Only a HUAWEI ID can be used to log in to the KooDrive service plane.

    To log in as a common user, use the managed HUAWEI ID applied by the administrator for you on the console.

  2. Go to the file list page of the individual or team space.

    • File list of the individual space

      In the navigation pane, choose My Space. The file list of your individual space is displayed.

    • File list of the department space

      In the navigation pane, choose Team Space. Teams are displayed in cards. Click a team to go to the file list of the team space.

      A system administrator can view all department teams in their enterprise. A department administrator or common user can view only their department team.

  3. Copy a file or folder.

    • Copying a file or folder
      1. Move the cursor to More in the row of the target file or folder and choose Copy.
      2. On the Copy File page, select the target folder and click Copy.
    • Copying files or folders in batches
      1. Select the target files or folders and click Copy above the list.
      2. On the Copy File page, select the target folder and click Copy.

Forwarding a File or Folder

  1. Sign in to the KooDrive service plane. Only a HUAWEI ID can be used to log in to the KooDrive service plane.

    To log in as a common user, use the managed HUAWEI ID applied by the administrator for you on the console.

  2. Forward a file or folder in the team space to the individual space.

    1. In the navigation pane, choose Team Space. Teams are displayed in cards. Click a team to go to the file list of the team space.

      A system administrator can view all department teams in their enterprise. A department administrator or common user can view only their department team.

    2. Move the cursor to More in the row of the target file or folder and choose Forward to My Space.
    3. On the Forward to My Space page, select the target folder and click Forward.

  3. Forward a file or folder in the individual space to the team space.

    1. In the navigation pane, choose My Space. The file list of your individual space is displayed.
    2. Move the cursor to More in the row of the target file or folder and choose Forward to Team Space.
    3. On the Forward to Team Space page, select the target folder and click Forward.
      • If a file or folder with the same name is already created in the target folder, the system automatically renames the file or folder you forwarded with a timestamp suffix.
      • If the number of levels of the target directory exceeds the upper limit, files or folders cannot be forwarded.