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File and Folder Organization

This section describes tasks related to organizing your files, folders, and mounts.

Sorting Files and Folders

Sort files and folders to make them easier to see and find.

  1. Open File Station.
  2. Click .
  3. Select one the following.

    • List

    • Large icons

    • Medium icons

    • Small icons

    File Station displays files and folders according to the selected option.

  4. Click a column title.
    Note:

    This option is only available in the list view.

    File Station sorts files in an ascending or descending order based on the selected column.

Copying Files and Folders

You can copy files or folders either individually or in batches.

  1. Open File Station.
  2. Locate and select one or more files and folders.
  3. Perform one of the following methods.

    Method

    Steps

    Using the toolbar

    1. Click .

    2. Select Copy to / Move to and then select Copy to.

      The Folder Selector window opens.

    3. Select the destination folder.

    4. Select a mode.

    5. Optional: Select Merge selected file transfer tasks.

    6. Click Apply.

    1. Click .

    2. Go to the destination folder.

    3. Click .

    Using the context menu

    1. Locate a file or folder in the list and then right-click.

    2. Select Copy.

    3. Go to the destination folder.

    4. Right-click inside the folder and then select Paste.

      Note:

      You can aslo right-click a folder from the left panel and select Paste.

    Using drag and drop

    1. Select the file.

    2. Drag and drop to the destination folder.

      Step result: A context menu appears.

    3. Select one of the following actions.

      • Copy and skip duplicate files

      • Copy and overwrite duplicate files

      • Copy and rename duplicate files

    Using keyboard shortcuts

    1. Press CTRL + C or Command-C.

    2. Go to the destination folder.

    3. Press CTRL + V or Command-V.

    Using the left panel

    Note:

    This option applies to subfolders.

    1. Right-click a subfolder.

    2. Hover your mouse over Copy to/ Move to, and then select Copy to.

      The Folder Selector window opens.

    3. Select a destination folder.

    4. Optional: Select a mode.

    5. Optional: Select Merge selected file transfer tasks.

    Using the left panel

    Note:

    This action applies to mounts.

    1. Right-click a mount.

    2. Select Copy:/MOUNTNAME.

    3. Go to the destination folder.

    4. Click .

    File Station creates a copy of the selected items.

Moving Files and Folders

You can only move subfolders underneath a mount. You can move files or folders either individually or in batches.

  1. Open File Station.
  2. Locate and select one or more files and folders.
  3. Perform one of the following methods.

    Method

    Steps

    Using the toolbar

    1. Click .

    2. Select Copy to / Move to and then select Move to.

      The Folder Selector window opens.

    3. Select the destination folder.

    4. Specify a mode.

    5. Optional: Select Merge selected file transfer tasks.

    6. Click Apply.

    Using the context menu

    1. Locate a file or folder in the list and then right-click.

    2. Right-click the file and then select Copy to/Move to and Move to.

      The Folder Selector window opens.

    3. Select the destination folder.

    4. Select a mode.

    5. Optional: Select Merge selected transfer tasks.

    6. Click Apply.

    1. Right-click a selected file or folder and then select Cut.

    2. Select the destination folder.

    3. Right-click inside the folder and then select Paste.

    Using the left panel

    1. Right-click a subfolder.

    2. Hover your mouse over Copy to/ Move to, and then select Move to.

      The Folder Selector window opens.

    3. Select a destination folder.

    4. Optional: Select a mode.

    5. Optional: Select Merge selected file transfer tasks.

    6. Click Apply.

    File Station moves the selected items to the specified folder.

Renaming Files or Folders

You can only rename one file or folder at a time.

  1. Open File Station.
  2. Locate and select the file or folder.
  3. Perform one of the following methods.
    Note:

    If the shared folder you want to rename is part of a cloud mount, you can right-click the folder from the left panel and select Rename. If the shared folder is mounted separately, you cannot rename the folder from the left panel.

    Method

    Steps

    Using the toolbar

    1. Click .

    2. Select Rename.

    Using the context menu

    1. Right-click the file or folder.

    2. Select Rename.

    The Rename window opens.

  4. Specify a file or folder name.
  5. Click OK.

    File Station renames the file or folder.

Compressing Files and Folders

Compressing files and folders are not applicable to shared folders mounted by a cloud service. If you want to compress items in a specific shared folder on a cloud service, you must mount your entire cloud drive and access that specific folder through the mounted drive.

Note:

If the shared folder you want to compress is part of a cloud mount, you can right-click the folder from the left panel and select Compress. If the shared folder is mounted separately, you cannot compress the folder from the left panel.

  1. Open File Station.
  2. Locate and select one or more files and folders.
  3. Perform one of the following methods.

    Method

    Steps

    Using the toolbar

    1. Click .

    2. Select Compress.

    Using the context menu

    1. Locate a file or folder in the list and then right-click.

    2. Select Compress.

    The Compress window opens.

  4. Configure the file compression settings.

    Option

    Task

    Archive name

    Specify a name for the compressed file.

    Compression level

    Select the type of compression method.

    • Normal - Standard compression

    • Maximum compression - Prioritizes compression quality

    • Fast compression - Prioritizes compression speed

    Archive format

    Select the format of file compression.

    • zip

    • 7z

    Update mode

    Specify how the files should be updated.

    • Add and replace files

    • Update and add files

    • Update existing files

    • Synchronize files
  5. Optional: Specify a password to encrypt the file.
  6. Click OK.

    File Station compresses the selected items and creates an archive file.

Extracting Compressed Files and Folders

  1. Open File Station.
  2. Locate and select the compressed archive file.
  3. Perform one of the following methods.

    Method

    Steps

    Using the toolbar

    1. Click .

    2. Select Extract.

    Using the context menu

    1. Right-click the file.

    2. Select Extract.
  4. Select one of the following file extraction options.

    Option

    Description

    Extract here

    Extracts all files in the current folder.

    Extract to /<new folder>/

    Extract all files in a new folder.

    The new folder uses the file name of the compressed file.

    A confirmation message appears.

  5. Select whether to overwrite the existing file.

    File Station extracts the compressed files to the specified folder.

Encrypting Files

  1. Open File Station.
  2. Locate and select one or more files.
  3. Perform one of the following methods.

    Method

    Steps

    Using the toolbar

    1. Click .

    2. Select Encrypt.

      The Encrypt window opens.

    3. Specify a password.

    4. Verify the password.

    5. Select a mode.

    6. Select whether to encrypt and replace the original file.

    7. Click OK.

    Using the context menu

    1. Locate a file in the list and then right-click.

    2. Select Encrypt.

      The Encrypt window opens.

    3. Specify a password.

    4. Verify the password.

    5. Select a mode.

    6. Select whether to encrypt and replace the original file.

    7. Click OK.

Decrypting Files

This task decrypts files directly in File Station. You can also use the QENC Decrypter to decrypt files. To download the QENC Decrypter, visit https://www.qnap.com/en/utilities/enterprise.

  1. Open File Station.
  2. Locate and select an encrypted file.
  3. Perform one of the following methods.

    Method

    Steps

    Using the toolbar

    1. Click .

    2. Select Decryption.

      The Decryption window opens.

    3. Specify the password.

    4. Select a mode.

    5. Click OK.

    Using the context menu

    1. Right-click the encrypted file.

    2. Select Decryption.

    3. Specify the password.

    4. Select a mode.

    5. Click OK.

Adding a Mount to the Favorite Section

To find a mount faster, you can add a folder to the favorites section. You can only add a mount the Favorite section. You cannot add folders within a mount to this section.

  1. Open File Station.
  2. Locate and select the mount you want to add.
  3. Perform one of the following methods.

    Method

    Steps

    Using the toolbar

    1. Click .

    2. Select Add to Favorites.

      Note:

      You can also click near the right corner of the toolbar.

    Using the left panel

    1. Right-click the mount.

    2. Select Add to Favorites.

    The mount appears as a folder under Favorite.

Removing a Mount from the Favorite Section

  1. Open File Station.
  2. Under Favorite, locate and select the mount you want to remove.
  3. Perform one of the following methods.

    Method

    Steps

    Using the toolbar

    1. Click .

      Note:

      You can also click near the right corner of the toolbar.

    2. Select Remove from Favorites.

    Using the left panel

    1. Right-click the mount.

    2. Select Remove from Favorites.

    The mount is removed from the Favorite section.