permalink: plugins/file-explorer
File explorer is a core plugin that lets you manage files and folders inside your vault. You can browse notes and other Accepted file formats in your vault and perform many common file operations:
You can drag a file from the File explorer into your note to create a link to it, or drag a file into a folder in the File explorer to copy it.
To create a new note in the default location for new notes:
You can change the default location for new notes under Settings → Files and links → Default location for new notes.
To create a new note in a specific folder:
To create a new folder the root of your vault:
To create a subfolder:
For more information, refer to Delete a note.
For more information, refer to Rename a note.
To move a file or folder, you can use drag-and-drop or the context menu.
Drag and drop:
Alt-Click
(Windows/Linux) or Opt-Click
(macOS) you can select multiple individual files and drag them to another folder. If they're all in a row, you can use Shift-Click
for it.Context menu: