Edit Folder General Information
- Last Updated: April 24, 2026
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- MOVEit Transfer
- Version 2026
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To change general settings for a folder:
- In the left pane, click FOLDERS. In the list of folders, click the
gear icon (
) for the folder. - In the General Information section, make changes and click Update Information.
Fields:
- Name.
Rules for folder names::
- Must be less than 256 characters long.
- Cannot begin with the characters @ or !
- Cannot use any of the following characters: \ / " < > !
- Can use any characters in the ISO-Latin-1 (ISO/IEC 8859-1) except the
disallowed characters listed aboveNote: Changing a folder name might cause certain external automated procedures to break if the automated client searches for specific folder names.
- Description. Optional description.
Created. Date when folder was created (read-only).
Last Changed. Date when folder was last changed (read-only).
Target Folder. This field appears if the folder is a virtual folder. A user with administrative permissions can change this field.