View, modify, and organize files and folders in Files on Apple Vision Pro

In the Files app, view and modify your documents, images, and other files. You can view files stored on your Apple Vision Pro, in iCloud Drive, and in external servers and other cloud services.

The Files app on Apple Vision Pro, showing folders and files in the iCloud Drive location.

Browse and open files and folders

Go to the Files app on your Apple Vision Pro.
To find a specific file, type a filename, folder name, or document type in the search field. You can also look at in the search field and say what you’re looking for.
To open a file, location, or folder, tap it. You can choose a location like “On My Apple Vision Pro,” recently opened files, or shared files.
Note: If you haven’t installed the app that created a file, a preview of the file opens in Quick Look.

Create a new folder

Go to the Files app on your Apple Vision Pro.
Open a location or an existing folder, then tap .
Note: If you don’t see , you can’t create a folder in that location.
To move files into your folder, pinch and hold a file, then tap Move or Copy.

Rename, tag, and make other changes to a file or a folder

Go to the Files app on your Apple Vision Pro.
Pinch and hold the file or folder, then choose an option. For example, do any of the following:
- Rename a file or folder: Tap Rename, then enter a new name.
- Add tags to a file or folder: Tap Tags. You can choose one or more tags, or tap Add Tags to create a custom tag.
  Tagged items appear below Tags in the sidebar. Tap a tag again to remove it.
- Mark a folder as a favorite: Tap Favorite.
  Favorites appear in the sidebar.
To change multiple files or folders, tap Select at the top of the window, tap some files or folders, then tap an option at the bottom of the window.

Note: Some options may not be available, depending on the item you select; for example, you can’t delete or move an app library (a folder labeled with the app name).

Modify and rearrange PDFs

When viewing a PDF, you can modify and rearrange the document’s contents using the Files app.

Go to the Files app on your Apple Vision Pro.
Open a PDF.
Tap a page in the sidebar, tap , then chose any of the following:
- Rotate Left: Rotate the highlighted page left.
- Rotate Right: Rotate the highlighted page right.
- Insert Blank Page: Insert a blank page after the highlighted page.
- Insert from File: Insert pages from a file after the highlighted page.
- Delete Page: Delete the highlighted page.

Change how files and folders are sorted and displayed

The Files app on Apple Vision Pro, showing options to change how files are sorted.

Go to the Files app on your Apple Vision Pro.
While viewing an open location or folder, tap near the top (if you’re viewing your files in list or column view, tap or ), then do any of the following:
- Change the view: Tap Icons, List, or Columns.
  To look deeper into a folder hierarchy from the column view, tap an item in the rightmost column. To see a preview of a file along with its metadata (such as its kind and size), tap the file.
- Change how files are sorted: Tap Name, Date, Size, Kind, or Tags.

Rearrange the sidebar

Go to the Files app on your Apple Vision Pro.
Tap at the top of the sidebar, then tap Edit Sidebar.
Do any of the following:
- Hide a location: Turn the location off.
- Delete a tag and remove it from all items: Tap next to the tag.
- Remove an item from the Favorites list: Tap next to the item.
- Change the order of an item: Pinch and hold , then drag it to a new position.