Note: Your administrator can use
external repository
connectors to import files from a network drive. Before you import files
or folders, make sure that the same content is not already in the vault.
When you save a folder with subfolders or many individual files together, M-Files can keep the old folder structure. If you want the
folder structure to stay the same, M-Files organizes the
saved contents into traditional folders. To do this:
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In the classic M-Files Desktop, press Alt to open
the menu bar.
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Select .
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Click ... to select the folder you
want to import.
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Select:
- Do not preserve old folder structure to discard
the folder structure.
or
- Preserve old folder structure to keep the folder
structure. To import the content, select a folder for it in M-Files. To create a new folder, click
New Folder.
- Optional:
If you do not want to add metadata for the imported content, disable
Prompt for metadata.
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Click OK.
If you checked the
Prompt for metadata check box, do
the steps from
7 to
9 for each file you import.
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Select a class for the file from the Class drop-down menu.
- Optional:
Enter other optional property values.
Click Add property to add more properties.
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Click Create.
The folder is imported to M-Files. If you chose the
Preserve old folder structure option, the imported folder
appears as a new traditional folder in M-Files.