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Seagate Media App - Android User Manual
Seagate Media App - Android 

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Managing Content on Your Storage Device

Create a folder

  1. Tap on the Libraries and Folders content menu ( ) in the navigation bar.
  2. Under Folders, tap on your wireless storage device. Content on your drive appears in multiple folders.
  3. Tap the More icon ( ) and tap New folder.
  4. Enter the name of the folder and tap Create.

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Move content

When you move content on your storage device, you are changing its physical location.

  1. Tap on the Libraries and Folders content menu ( ) in the navigation bar.
  2. Under Folders, tap on your storage device. Folders containing the content of your drive appear on the screen
  3. Tap on a folder to reveal its contents and navigate to the folder or files you want to move.
  4. Tap on the Select Item icon ( ) in the navigation bar. On devices with smaller screens, you may have to tap the More icon ( ) to see the Select items option.
     Tip: Long tap in the screen to automatically switch to the selection mode.
  5. Tap on the folders or files you want to move. A check mark appears on each item that you select.
    • To deselect a single item, tap on it.
    • To select all items in the view, tap Select Items on the top left and Select All. To remove all selections, tap Deselect All.
  6. Tap the More icon ( ) and select tap Move.
  7. Navigate to the destination folder. If you need to navigate out of the current folder, tap the name of the parent folder in the navigation bar.
  8. Once you've opened the destination folder, tap the Move/Paste File icon in the navigation bar.

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Copy content

  1. Tap on the Libraries and Folders content menu ( ) on the far left.
  2. Under Folders, tap on your wireless storage device.
  3. Tap on a folder to reveal its contents and navigate to the folders or files you want to copy.
  4. Tap on the Select Item icon ( ) in the navigation bar. On devices with smaller screens, you may have to tap the More icon ( ) to see the Select items option.
     Tip: Long tap in the screen to automatically switch to the selection mode.
  5. Tap on the folders or files you want to copy. A check mark appears on each item that you select.
    • To deselect a single item, tap on it.
    • To select all items in the view, tap Select Items on the top left and Select All. To remove all selections, tap Deselect All.
  6. Tap the More icon ( ) and select Copy.Navigate to the destination folder. If you need to navigate out of the current folder, tap the name of the parent folder in the navigation bar.
  7. Once you've opened the destination folder, tap the Move/Paste File icon in the navigation bar.

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Rename content

 Note: You can rename one item at a time. Selecting multiple items will remove the option to rename.
  1. Tap on the Libraries and Folders content menu ( ) on the far left.
  2. Under Folders, tap on your wireless storage device. All contents on your drive display as folders.
  3. Navigate to the folder or file you want to rename.
  4. Tap on the Select Item icon ( ) in the navigation bar. On devices with smaller screens, you may have to tap the More icon ( ) to see the Select items option.
     Tip: Long tap in the screen to automatically switch to the selection mode.
  5. Tap on the item you want to rename. A check mark appears on the item that you select.
    • To deselect a single item, tap on it.
  6. Tap the More icon ( ) and select Rename.
  7. Type the new name and tap OK.

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Delete content

NOTE: Deleting a file or folder will permanently remove it from your storage device.

  1. Tap on the Libraries and Folders content menu ( ) on the far left.
  2. Under Folders, tap on your wireless storage device.
  3. Tap on a folder to reveal its contents and navigate to the folders or files you want to delete.
  4. Tap on the Select Item icon ( ) in the navigation bar. On devices with smaller screens, you may have to tap the More icon ( ) to see the Select items option.
     Tip: Long tap in the screen to automatically switch to the selection mode.
  5. Tap on the folders or files to delete. A check mark appears on each item that you select.
    • To deselect a single item, tap on it.
    • To select all items in the view, tap Select Items on the top left and Select All. To remove all selections, tap Deselect All.
  6. Tap the More icon ( ) and select Delete.
  7. A dialog box appears. Tap Delete to permanently remove the files or folders from the storage device.

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