> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.chief.bot/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Renaming, moving, copying & deleting files

> Every file in your Library has actions for renaming, moving, copying, downloading, and deleting.

## Manage a file

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Every file in your [Library](/help/your-knowledge-library/what-is-the-library) has actions for renaming, moving, copying, downloading, and deleting. Open a file's menu to reach them.

## Rename a file

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1. Open the file's menu and choose **Rename**.
2. In the **Rename File** dialog, edit the **Display name** field.
3. Click **Save**.

## Move a file to another project

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1. Open the menu and choose **Move to Project**.
2. Pick the destination [project](/help/projects-sharing-teams/what-is-a-project). You can keep the file's [Labels](/help/labels/tagging-files-filtering-by-label) with it using the label-transfer option.
3. Confirm. When it succeeds, choose to stay where you are or go to the destination project.

## Copy a file to another project

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1. Open the menu and choose **Copy to Project**.
2. Pick the destination project and confirm. The original stays in place and a copy is added to the other project.

## Delete a file

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1. Open the menu and choose **Delete File**.
2. Confirm in the warning dialog. The file is removed from this project's Library.

<Warning>
  ⚠️ **Important:** Deleting a file is permanent and also removes it from any chats, Labels, [Collections](/help/collections/what-are-collections), and [Concepts](/help/concepts/what-are-concepts) that drew on it. **Rename** and **Download** are only available once a file finishes processing — if they're disabled, wait for processing to complete.
</Warning>

**Related articles:** [What is the Library?](/help/your-knowledge-library/what-is-the-library) · [Uploading files and supported file types](/help/your-knowledge-library/uploading-files-supported-file-types) · [Tagging files and filtering by Label](/help/labels/tagging-files-filtering-by-label)

## FAQ

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  <Accordion title="Some files could not be copied. Why?">
    You may not have permission to add files to the destination project. Contact that project's owner or administrator if you believe you should.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="If I move a file, does it stay in the original project?">
    No. Moving relocates the file to the destination project. Use **Copy to Project** instead if you want it in both places.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I deleted a file by mistake — can I get it back?">
    Deleting removes the file from this project for good; there's no undo. To restore it, add it again — [re-upload the file](/help/your-knowledge-library/uploading-files-supported-file-types), [re-add the URL](/help/your-knowledge-library/adding-web-pages-urls-to-your-library), or copy it back from another project if you still have it there.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>