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.

To copy an asset bundle, see Copy an asset bundle.

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 left corner of each asset and bundle, click the selector to select it. A checkmark indicates an asset or bundle 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 name is already in the selected location, 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 select multiple assets and bundles by using keyboard and mouse shortcuts.

Action Windows and Linux macOS
Select individual assets and bundles or clear the selection Press Ctrl and click the assets and bundles Press Cmd and click the assets and bundles
Select all assets and bundles between two selected assets and bundles Press Shift and click the assets and bundles Press Shift and click the assets and bundles
Select a group of adjacent assets and bundles Click and drag across the assets and bundles Click and drag across the assets and bundles
Select all assets and bundles displayed on the page Press Ctrl+A Press Cmd+A
Clear the selection of all assets and bundles Press Esc Press Esc

For a complete list of shortcuts, see Keyboard and mouse shortcuts.

Copy an asset when viewing it from a collection

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

    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 name is already in the selected location, 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 name is already in the selected location, the asset cannot be copied.