View and modify files and folders in Files on iPod touch (2024)

1. Tap Browse at the bottom of the screen, then tap an item on the Browse screen.

   If you don’t see the Browse screen, tap Browse again.

   To view recently opened files, tap Recents at the bottom of the screen.

2. 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 iPodtouch.

When viewing a file in a supported document format, you can modify and rearrange the document’s contents using the Files app.

1. Open a document, then tap the page number in the top left.

2. 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.

   See Also

   IPod (3rd generation)

   To mark up a document, tap .

Note: Not all document formats are supported by the Files app.

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 Search.

• Start a new search: Tap in the search field.

• Open a result: Tap it.

From an open location or folder, drag down from the center of the screen, then tap .

1. From an open location or folder, drag down from the center of the screen.

2. Tap “Sorted by,” then choose an option: Name, Date, Size, Kind, or Tags.

Tap at the top of the Browse screen, 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.