Can I move documents out of Folder?

Question

I am using SharePoint 2013. I have a Library with two PDFs in a Folder. I also have five documents within the Library that are not placed in folders. Is there a way for me to move the PDFs from within the folder to where the other documents are, or must I delete the folder and attach the PDFs as new documents?

Thanks

Answer 1

You can open this library in explorer mode (works on in IE) ==> Then cut the files from the PDF_Files folder and paste it one level up , just like in normal windows folder.

Answer 2

Alternate approach, SharePoint has"Manage content and Structure" that lets you to move files/list items.

Please see reference link here http://community.bamboosolutions.com/blogs/sharepoint-2013/archive/2013/07/29/how-to-use-the-site-content-and-structure-manager-in-sharepoint-2013.aspx

http://mroffice365.com/2013/05/sharepoint-2013-manage-content-and-structure/

Bacially in the Manage content and Structure page, you need navigate to specific folder and select files then using action menu > select Move > You have to select the target destination folder to save it.

By using this approach, you can preserve all the metadata information such as created, last modified date on the file.