How do I manage my media?

Step-by-step guide to managing media in WeVideo editor projects, including key features, tips, and best practices to improve your editing workflow.

To manage your media, click the Uploads tab. Here, click the three dots icon next to your media and select "Open," "Open in new tab," "Download," "Rename," "Move to," "Delete," or "Change owner."

Access and manage media on the Uploads page

On the top right of the window, you can perform the following actions to organize or locate your media files.

1. Sort: Change how the page sorts your media. You can sort files by name, date uploaded, size, or duration.
2. List/Grid view: Switch between the list and grid view.
3. File type dropdown: Select the file type you want to view. You can view All, Videos, Audio, Recordings, or Images.
4. Search bar: Search files by their names.
5. Create Folder: Create new folders to organize your media files. 
6. Add Media: Upload media files or record new media.

Learn more: 

• How do I upload media to WeVideo's Multimedia Creation space?
• How do I add/remove media from my projects? 

Manage a media file

To manage the file, click the three dots icon on the bottom right of a file and select one of the following actions:

1. Open: Open the media player to preview the file.
2. Open in new tab: Open the file in a new window.
3. Download: Download the file.
4. Rename: Change the uploaded file name.
5. Move to: Move the file into a folder. If you do not see any folder options when selecting this action, please create a new folder first.
6. Delete: Remove the file from your account. Please note that the deleted files can not be recovered.
7. Change owner: Transfer ownership of the file to another member.

You can also bulk delete, move, or change the owner of files by selecting multiple files with the checkbox at the top left of the file or dragging on the screen. Once you select all the files you need, select Delete, Move, or Change owner on the top left of the page.

Share uploaded files with others

To upload and share files with other users in your license, select the Share with Everyone folder on the Uploads page and upload the files to it.

If you do not see the Share with Everyone folder or can not upload files to it, your admins might have disabled this feature. Please contact your school administrators to discuss if they can enable it. Please see this article for more information about role permissions.

Plan and permission requirements for managing media

Only multi-user accounts (Teams, Instructor, and >30 seat accounts) have access to the change owners of files and use the Share with Everyone feature in WeVideo.

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