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What is the file picker?

The file picker enables files to be selected and displayed in Moodle - for example, when an editing teacher clicks Add an activity or resource > File, or when a forum participant adds an attachment to a post.

Usually the file is copied into Moodle from wherever you have chosen it from (e.g. a repository or your computer), though for certain repositories, such as the Youtube videos repository, a link is created, and in some situations an alias/shortcut may be created.

Overview of the file picker

Getting files from the file picker

When the file picker screen appears, a number of links are listed down the side. These are links to Repositories which hold files you might want to use. There is also a link Upload a file which you would click on to add a file yourself from your computer.

Which repositories are included depends on which ones have been enabled by the administrator and also the context in which you access the file picker. For example, if you have reached the file picker by clicking on the media icon in the TinyMCE text editor then you might see the Youtube videos repository link. If you have reached the file picker by clicking on the image icon in the TinyMCE text editor then you might see the Flickr repository repository link.

See Repositories for the list of available repositories.

Note: The order in which repositories are listed in the file picker is set by an administrator in Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Repositories > Manage repositories.

Viewing your files in the file picker

There are three ways to view files in the File picker, depending on your personal preference;

View as icons

This shows the files as easily identifiable thumbnails:

View as table

This shows the files with details such as licence, date uploaded, size etc:

View as a list

This shows the files in a hierarchical list:

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-{{Moodle 2.0}} {{Update}}
+{{Working with files and folders}}
-File Picker is the standard interface that most users will use to manage a Moodle 2.0 file repository.  See [[Manage repositories]]
+==What is the file picker?==
-*Select an area ([[Repositories|a repository)]] to find the file and/or to add a file that can then be selected
+The file picker enables files to be selected and displayed in Moodle - for example, when an editing teacher clicks ''Add an activity or resource > File'', or when a forum participant adds an attachment to a post.
-**Server files - files on the site.  What you see here depends on your role in the course.
-**Recent files - files Moodle thinks you have recently added
-**Upload files -  This is where you click to upload files and folders from your computer
-**[[Private files]] - files that belong to the user
-*Use the standard add file- create folder interface
-*Save selected files
-[[Image:Files_File-Picker_standard_blank_1.png|thumb|center|Empty file picker, no input area selected ]]
+Usually the file is copied into Moodle from wherever you have chosen it from (e.g. a repository or your computer), though for certain repositories, such as the [[Youtube videos repository]], a link is created, and in some situations an alias/shortcut may be created.
-==Standard add file - create folder option==
+{{MediaPlayer | url = https://youtu.be/u2ifaL8TtcQ | desc = Overview of the file picker}}
-When the Resource of a Folder is selected in a course, in file picker, a standard pop-up will ask you for:
-*Add (a file)- selecting this will take you to the add attachment and browse popup.
-*Create a folder
-*Download all files
-[[Image:Files_standard_add_create_folder_with_folder-file_1.png|frame|center|Existing files and a folder ready to be added]]
-==Standard browse to add file popup==
+==Getting files from the file picker==
-The file picker will present a screen to select a file.  For example, when "Upload file" is selected, but also when you select add an image in the [[HTML editor]], you will see the file picker and the "Upload file" link. The standard add a file popup will ask you:
-*Attachment - Browse.  This is where you find the file
-*Save as - Allows changing the name of the file.  This is optional.  If you do use this, you must include the extension.
-*Author - the default is the current user
-*Choose license - a pull down menu with different licenses to select.
-[[Image:Files standard add file screen 1.png|thumb|center|After a browse to a file on the C: drive]]
-== Views in file picker ==
+When the file picker screen appears, a number of links are listed down the side. These are links to [[Repositories]] which hold files you might want to use. There is also a link [[Upload a file repository| Upload a file]] which you would click on to add a file yourself from your computer.
+Which repositories are included depends on which ones have been enabled by the administrator and also the context in which you access the file picker. For example, if you have reached the file picker by clicking on the media icon in the TinyMCE text editor then you might see the [[Youtube videos repository]] link. If you have reached the file picker by clicking on the image icon in the TinyMCE text editor then you might see the [[Flickr repository]] repository link.
+[[File:23filepickerrepos1.png]]
+See [[Repositories]] for the list of available repositories.
+Note: The order in which repositories are listed in the file picker is set by an administrator in ''Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Repositories > Manage repositories''.
+== Viewing your files in the file picker ==
+There are three ways to view files in the File picker, depending on your personal preference;
 ===View as icons===
-[[Image:Files File picker server files icons 1.png|thumb|center|Server files at demo.moodle.net in icon form, shows breadcrumb]]
+This shows the files as easily identifiable thumbnails:
+[[File:filepickericonview.png]]
+===View as table===
+This shows the files with details such as licence, date uploaded, size etc:
+[[File:filepickertableview1.png]]
-===View as list===
+===View as a list===
-[[Image:Files File picker server files list collapsed 1.png|thumb|center|Server files at demo.moodle.net in list form, folders collapsed]]
+This shows the files in a hierarchical list:
-==See also==
+[[File:fiepickerlistview.png]]
-[[File picker FAQ]]
 [[Category:Files]]
 [[eu:Fitxategi-hautatzailea]]
+[[fr:Sélecteur de fichiers]]
+[[de:Datei-Browser]]
+[[es:Selector de archivos]]

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