File and folder management in Tarkle
Create folders, move, star and delete files in your Tarkle library, and restore deleted items from the Bin.
Your Tarkle library holds the files and folders of each workspace. This page covers the everyday actions: uploading, creating folders, moving, starring and deleting files, and what happens to deleted items. Files and folders belong to a workspace, so open Files in the workspace you want to work in.
Find your files
Open Files to see the files in the workspace. Folders, Starred and the Bin each have their own page. Click the Name heading to sort the list by name.
Upload files
On the Files page, click Upload. Choose Upload files to pick files from your device, or Upload folder to upload a whole folder. The same menu has Import from Dropbox and Import from Google Drive. Both bring files into your library without downloading them first. The import steps are in How to import files from Google Drive or Dropbox.
If the workspace has no storage left, the Upload button is disabled.
Create a folder
Open Folders and click Create folder. Enter a name in the Name field and click Done. Tick Go to folder after creating it to open the new folder straight away.
To create a folder inside another folder, open the parent folder and click Create folder there. The new folder is created inside it.
Move files and folders
Select the files or folders you want to move. In the bar that appears, click Move. Pick the destination in the folder list, using the Search folders... box to find it by name, and click Done. Owners and team members with permission to edit files can move items.
Star files and folders
Use the star on a file or folder row to mark it. Starred items are listed on Starred. The star belongs to the item itself, so everyone with access to the workspace sees the same stars, and removing a star removes it for everyone.
Rename and download several files
Select files and the bar shows Smart rename next to Download. How to rename several files at once shows how to review the new names. Download gives you one ZIP for several files, as described in How to download several files at once.
Delete files and folders
Select the items and click Delete in the bar, or open a file's menu and choose Move to bin. Tarkle shows Moved to bin, and the items move to the Bin. Owners and team members with permission to delete files can delete items.
In the Bin, select items and click Restore to put them back, or Delete forever to remove them for good. Empty bin removes everything in the Bin.
Items stay in the Bin for 30 days on Free and 90 days on Pro. After that they can no longer be restored. Plans are listed on Pricing, and the recovery window is described on File retention and recovery.
Some items stay where they are:
A file in a transfer that is still open. Tarkle keeps it out of the Bin until you remove it from the transfer. A transfer that is disabled or expired no longer blocks it. To stop sharing a file, see How to delete a transfer.
A protected team folder, a system folder, or a folder an active file request uses. Files inside a protected team folder stay where they are too.
If every selected item stays, nothing moves and Tarkle shows an error. If only some stay, the rest move to the Bin.
Team folders
On Pro and Agency, Team folders gives a team its own folders inside the workspace. To start one, open Team folders and use the Create team dialog. It asks for a Name, an optional Budget and an Access setting. Everyone shares the team with the whole workspace. Members only limits it to the members you select. Leave Budget empty for no limit. How team storage works in Tarkle explains how budgets add up.
Agency includes everything in Pro. Plan prices are on Pricing.
What happens next
Deleted items wait in the Bin until you restore them or their recovery window ends. To share a file, open its menu and choose Transfer. Share files by link explains how one link can hold files and folders.