View and modify files and folders in Files on iPad
In the Files app , view and modify your documents, images, and other files.
Browse and open files and folders
Tap Browse at the bottom of the screen, then tap an item in the Browse sidebar.
If you don’t see the Browse sidebar, tap Browse again.
To view recently opened files, tap Recents at the bottom of the screen.
To open a file, location, or folder, tap it.
Note: If you haven’t installed the app that created a file, a preview of the file opens in Quick Look.
For information about marking folders as favorites or adding tags, see Organize files and folders in Files on iPad.
Modify and rearrange documents
When viewing a file in a supported document format, you can modify and rearrange the document’s contents using the Files app.
Open a document.
Tap
, then choose 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.
Scan Pages: Insert pages from a scanned document after the highlighted page.
Delete: Delete the highlighted page.
To rearrange a document, touch and hold a highlighted page and drag it to a new location.
To mark up a document, tap
.
Note: Not all document formats are supported by the Files app.
Change how files and folders are sorted
From an open location or folder, tap Name, Date, Size, Kind, or Tags at the top of the screen.
Change to icon, list, or column view
From an open location or folder, tap one of the following at the top of the screen:
View as icons: Tap
.
View as a list: Tap
.
View as columns: Tap
.
To look deeper into a folder hierarchy from the column view, tap an item in the rightmost column, then swipe left. To see a preview of a file along with its metadata (such as its kind and size), tap the file. (If the preview doesn’t appear in the rightmost column, swipe left.) To view the file and perform various actions on it without leaving Files, tap Open below the file preview.
Find a specific file or folder
Enter a filename, folder name, or document type in the search field.
When you search, you have these options:
Focus the scope of your search: Below the search field, tap Recents or the name of the location or tag.
Hide the keyboard and see more results on the screen: Tap
.
Start a new search: Tap
in the search field.
Open a result: Tap it.
Rearrange the Browse sidebar
Tap at the top of the sidebar, tap Edit, then 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. (See Tag a file or folder.)
Remove an item from the Favorites list: Tap
next to the item. (See Mark a folder as a favorite.)
Change the order of an item: Touch and hold
, then drag it to a new position.