Drag and Drop - Move / Copy Assets or Folders

With our Drag and Drop functionality, you'll have the option to move or copy assets from one folder to another, or if you'd like, you can move or copy entire folders of assets, either to a subfolder of another folder, or as a top level folder on a Production.

Move or Copy Assets

Whether you need to break down your unreleased dailies into a selects folder or pop the latest cut to somewhere the producers can review it, it's never been easier to get assets from one place to another in Flow Capture.

When you drag and drop you'll also be able to notify any person or distro list that's been added to the folder, all in one easy workflow. Read on to learn how!

Getting Started

Select the files you want; this can be individual ones, batches or several disparate assets in the same folder.

In the above screenshot, the checkbox for a batch has been checked, seleecting all of the assets within it. From there, you can click any of the selected assets and then start dragging them to the folder you want to go to.

Once you see that folder outlined in a white box, release your click to drop them in.

That will bring up a window where you'll have some options about the action you want to take and who's informed about it.

  • Copy To - Means the assets will live in the folder you're move them from, as well as the new one you've dropped them into.
  • Move To - Will take the assets out of the source folder and put them into the new folder you've chosen.
  • Notify Participants - Gives you the ability to let people know that something new has been added to the folder in question.

If you're not notifying anyone, then that's it! Job's done. If you are, then by all means keep reading!

Notifying Participants

Checking this box brings up another, larger window where you'll choose the individuals or teams who will be getting an email sent to the address that's connected to their Flow Capture account.

Pick the folks you want to add, and if there's a team you've created ahead of time to use as a distro list, select the next tab over at the top of the window.

Once those selections are made, you can confirm the recipients in the next tab over:

Anyone who doesn't need to get notified can be removed by clicking the X across from the name.

Once you're ready to go, click the Confirm and Notify button, and a notice will pop up in the top right corner of the app letting you know that a message has been sent out to everyone you chose.

Move / Copy Folders

Moving or copying entire folders containing assets works in much the same way, with the key distinction being that the user moving or copying the folder must determine whether or not they want to allow for users access to be maintained.

If you wish to move or copy a folder and the assets within it from one place to another, simply click on the folder you want to move, and drag it to it's new location.

Note that if you drag and drop a folder onto another folder, the folder you drag will become a subfolder of the destination folder.

If you want to move an existing subfolder so that it becomes a top level folder, you can drag it onto the Production name, and it will then be a top level folder under that production.

Once you've dragged the folder to it's desired destination, you'll be presented with a pop up requiring you to confirm two options:


  • Move or Copy - You can select to either move the folder from it's current location to it's new location, or you can select to copy that folder, leaving a copy where it is as well as creating a in the new location
  • Copy folder access - When moving or copying, you can determine whether you want to just move the folder and assets themselves, or if you want to also move the folder access along with it.
    • Note that if you elect to copy folder access, users will have the same level of access to this folder once it's moved
    • If you do NOT elect to copy folder access, the users will no longer have the same level of access. The access will now be determined by any inherited access or permissions, and they can be adjusted as you would any other folder
    • Note also that any Playlinks that have been sent from the folder you're moving will only retain access for those recipients if you elect to copy folder access, as "Playlinks" is a folder-based access permission type, granted to a user whenever they receive a Playlink.