---
title: Create, rename and delete
description: Make new folders, rename files and folders, and know when a deleted item can be restored.
---

These actions change your files at the provider, so the change shows everywhere you use that drive.

## Create a folder

1. Open the folder where the new folder should go.
2. Click **New folder** in the toolbar, or press <kbd>d</kbd> then <kbd>n</kbd>.
3. In the **New folder** dialog, type a name in **Name**.
4. Click **Create**, or press <kbd>Enter</kbd>.

<img src="/images/drive/new-folder-dialog.png" alt="The New folder dialog with a Name field and Cancel and Create buttons" class="dark:hidden" />
<img src="/images/drive/new-folder-dialog-dark.png" alt="The New folder dialog with a Name field and Cancel and Create buttons" class="hidden dark:block" />

If the folder cannot be made, you see "Could not create that folder".

## Rename a file or folder

1. Click the **...** button on the item, or right-click it.
2. Choose **Rename**.
3. The **Rename** dialog shows the current name. Change it.
4. Click **Rename**.

<img src="/images/drive/rename-dialog.png" alt="The Rename dialog with the current file name filled in" class="dark:hidden" />
<img src="/images/drive/rename-dialog-dark.png" alt="The Rename dialog with the current file name filled in" class="hidden dark:block" />

If the rename fails, you see "Could not rename that item".

## Delete a file or folder

1. Click the **...** button on the item, or right-click it.
2. Choose **Delete**.
3. Read the message in the dialog, then click **Delete**, or **Cancel** to keep the item.

What happens next depends on the drive type:

| Drive type | What Delete does | The dialog says |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Google Drive, OneDrive | Moves the item to the trash of the connected account. You can restore it there. | "It moves to the trash of the connected account, where it can still be restored." |
| S3 storage, WebDAV, FTP, FTPS, SFTP | Deletes the item for good. | "It is deleted permanently. This can't be undone." |

:::warning[No trash on storage servers]
On S3, WebDAV, FTP, FTPS and SFTP drives there is no trash. A deleted file or folder cannot be brought back from Metis.
:::

<img src="/images/drive/delete-dialog.png" alt="The delete confirmation for a file on a storage server, saying it is deleted permanently" class="dark:hidden" />
<img src="/images/drive/delete-dialog-dark.png" alt="The delete confirmation for a file on a storage server, saying it is deleted permanently" class="hidden dark:block" />

If you delete the file that is open in the preview pane, the preview closes. If the delete fails, you see "Could not delete that item".

## Moving files

The file list has no move action. To move a file to another folder in the same drive, ask [Drive AI](/guide/drive/drive-ai). Files cannot be moved from one drive to another.