Creating or extracting archives, Excluding small images, Storing private files in a safe – Huawei Mate 8 User Manual

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File management

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Move files to a destination folder: Touch

, select a destination folder, and

then touch

.

Delete files: Touch

>

Delete.

Creating or extracting archives

You can combine multiple files into a single zip archive. This format uses less storage

space and is easy to share.

1

Open

Files.

2

In the Local tab, touch Internal storage or SD card.

3

Select the files or folders you want to add to the archive, and then touch

>

Compress.

4

Choose the archive destination. The selected files will then be compressed into a zip

archive, which will be named automatically.

To extract an archive, touch and hold on the archive file, and then touch

>

Extract to. Select where the archive should be extracted to.

Excluding small images

When viewing images, you may find that Files also displays lots of cached images and

thumbnails from web pages you have visited. Exclude these images for a clutter-free

viewing experience.

1

Open

Files.

2

Touch

>

Settings, and then turn on the Filter small pictures switch to prevent files

smaller than 30 KB from being shown.

Storing private files in a safe

To keep prying eyes at bay, enable Safe, set a password, and move files into a safe to

encrypt them. You can always remove them from the safe at a later date.

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