You certainly know this legendary function of Windows which is used to move data or folders very simply. It has long been impossible to accomplish this on ASUS ROG Phone 5 without resorting to special software, however, it is now possible. And you will notice, if you don't already know it, that it will make your life easier on many points.

We will suddenly expose you today how to copy/paste on an ASUS ROG Phone 5? In this context, first of all, we will find out what interests this Android feature will bring you, then, how to copy paste or cut paste on your ASUS ROG Phone 5, first of all text directly thanks to the internal operations of your mobile phone, and finally folders or data using an external application.

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What is the point of copy pasting on an ASUS ROG Phone 5?

We start this article by teaching you everyone the benefits of the copy/paste feature on an ASUS ROG Phone 5 . This functionality is as we told you originally from computers, and without it it would be particularly complex to properly manage its files and different folders.

It will actually allow you like the functionality cut and paste select one or more files or folders, create copies of them in the memory of your ASUS ROG Phone 5 and drop them anywhere you want. If you ever do a copy/paste you keep the original copy in its location, whereas if you do a cut/paste you will move the file and at the end of the process there will only be one version left. where you pasted it.

This feature is really handy for organizing your data in different folders, you may need to create a folder on your ASUS ROG Phone 5 to better find your way around your files.

How to copy/paste on an ASUS ROG Phone 5?

We are now moving on to the practical part of this article, and in this context, we will first teach you how to copy and paste text directly from your ASUS ROG Phone 5, then files or folders using a dedicated application. .

How to copy and paste text on ASUS ROG Phone 5

We therefore start by showing you the particularly easy-to-use approach which is to copy-paste text on your ASUS ROG Phone 5? The process is fortunately very easy, and regardless of the application on which you find the process will be exactly the same. The only difference will be that on some applications the text selection will be problematic and you will have to select large portions of text even if you only want to copy a sentence (example: Facebook). Let's go:

  • Unlock your ASUS ROG Phone 5 and find the document/app/text you want to copy or cut and paste
  • Make a long press on one of the words of the text
  • You will then see a dialog window open with different alternatives click on "Copy" or "Cut" if it's available and that's what you want to do
  • Now go to the app in which you want to paste this text, do a long press in the destination text area
  • In the dialog choose the paste option

How to copy and paste on your ASUS ROG Phone 5 of folders

If you ever want to copy and paste photos, folders or files on your ASUS ROG Phone 5, you will have to use a file manager. In general, all mobile phones are now equipped with it by default, however, this is not the situation for everyone, we have chosen to show you the approach with Astro, one of the most widespread managers. Be aware that the technique is substantially similar and that only certain terms or organization of the application differ:

  • Open your data manager or download and install Astro on your ASUS ROG Phone 5
  • Navigate through the different folders until you find the file or folder you want to copy and paste
  • Make a long press on it or click on the three small vertical dots at the top right of its label
  • Press "Copy to" and choose the destination directory of the file or folder

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