---
title: "Introduction to the File Manager"
description: "Convenient storage & management space for your drawings"
url: https://help-takeoff.kreo.net/en/articles/5487656-introduction-to-the-file-manager
collection: "File Manager"
updated: 2026-11-03
language: en
alternates: [fr]
---

# Introduction to the File Manager

Convenient storage & management space for your drawings

# **What is the File Manager?**

**File Manager** is the storage for your PDF, CAD drawings and image files. Also, here you can set up any kind of folder structure suitable for you.

# **How to access the File Manager?**

The File Manager **is hidden by default**. You will see only the [Quick Access panel](https://help-takeoff.kreo.net/en/articles/5736414-quick-access-bar.md) at the very top of your project area in Kreo 2D Takeoff, where all your open pages are shown. Once you click on the plus button placed on the panel, the File Manager opens.

# **What can I do in the File Manager?**

-   **Upload more files** to the existing project
    
    Press the **"Upload New Files"** button on the bottom of the File Manager, if you need to add new files to the existing project.
    
-   **Rename files**  
    Hover over the drawing's name and click on the **pen** icon near it.
    
-   **Remove files**  
    Hover over the drawing's name and click on the **bin** icon.
    
      
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-   **Filter files**  
    Click on the **filter** icon at the top of the File manager and filter your files to ones with or without measurements inside.
    
-   **Create new folders**  
    Click on the **"Create an empty folder"** button placed at the top left of the File Manager.
    
-   **Create a custom folder structure**  
    Create any kind of nested structure you need by dragging your files and folders to the necessary level.
    
-   **Create folders in folders**  
    Hover over the folder's name and click on the **folder** button.
    
-   **Load new files into existing folders**  
    Hover over the folder's name and click on the **plus** button.
    
-   **Work in the full-screen mode**  
    Press the **full-screen** button placed at the top right of the File Manager.
    
-   **Duplicate specific pages**  
    Press the **menu** button on the relevant page and select the option.
    
-   **Completely remove unnecessary pages**  
    While working with multi-paged documents, you can delete unnecessary pages from the app. To do this, click on the menu button placed at the bottom of each page and select the **"Delete"** option there.
    
-   **Select or deselect all the files**  
    Click on the relevant option at the top of the File Manager.
    
-   **Select whole folders**
    
    When adding several drawings to a particular folder, you can see them all in the File Manager if you click on the folder and add them immediately to the [Quick Access panel](https://help-takeoff.kreo.net/en/articles/5736414-quick-access-bar.md) by using the **"Select all"** option.  
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