Copy assets to other collections or folders

To reuse an asset in a collection in the same or another project, you can make a copy of it instead of re-creating it.

Copied assets are added as independent, unrelated copies. If an asset changes, copies of the asset in other projects and collections do not change.

Copy multiple assets when viewing a collection or a search result

  1. Open the project and collection that contains the assets.

    You can also copy multiple assets from a search result.

  2. In the upper right corner of each asset, click the selector to select it. A checkmark indicates an asset is selected.

    To select multiple assets using keyboard shortcuts, see Select multiple assets with shortcuts.

  3. Below the assets, click Copy to. The button is only displayed if assets are selected.

    The Copy to dialog box opens.

  4. Select the project, collection, and folder (optional) you want to copy the assets to. You can filter the list by project, collection, and folder. Folder filtering is only available if the collection or folder contains more than five folders.

  5. Click Copy.

    The assets are added to the selected collection or folder.

    • If an asset with the same filename, but different content or metadata is already in the collection or folder, the asset is copied as a new version of the asset.

    • If an asset with the same filename, content, and metadata is already in the collection or folder, the asset cannot be copied.

    The assets will remain selected. You can perform another action on them or click X to remove the selection.

Select multiple assets with shortcuts

You can also select multiple assets by using keyboard and mouse shortcuts.

Action Windows macOS
Select individual assets or clear the selection Ctrl+click Cmd+click
Select all assets between two selected assets Shift+click Shift+click
Select a group of adjacent assets Left mouse button+drag Left mouse button+drag
Select all assets displayed on the page Ctrl+A Ctrl+A
Clear the selection of all assets Esc Esc

For a complete list of shortcuts, see Keyboard shortcuts.

Copy an asset when viewing it from a collection

  1. In a collection, click the asset to open it.
  2. Click and click Copy to.

    The Copy to dialog box opens.

  3. Select the project, collection, and folder (optional) you want to copy the asset to. You can filter the list by project, collection, and folder. Folder filtering is only available if the collection or folder contains more than five folders.

  4. Click Copy.

    The asset is added to the selected collection or folder.

    • If an asset with the same filename, but different content or metadata is already in the collection or folder, the asset is copied as a new version of the asset.

    • If an asset with the same filename, content, and metadata is already in the collection or folder, the asset cannot be copied.

Copy an asset when viewing it from a search result or when browsing assets

  1. From a search result or when browsing assets, click the asset to open it.
  2. Click Copy to.

    The Copy to dialog box opens.

  3. Select the project, collection, and folder (optional) you want to copy the asset to. You can filter the list by project, collection, and folder. Folder filtering is only available if the collection or folder contains more than five folders.

  4. Click Copy.

    The asset is added to the selected collection or folder.

    • If an asset with the same filename, but different content or metadata is already in the collection or folder, the asset is copied as a new version of the asset.

    • If an asset with the same filename, content, and metadata is already in the collection or folder, the asset cannot be copied.