You are probably familiar with this legendary feature of Windows which is used to move files or folders very simply. For a long time it was impossible to do this on Echo without using specific software, however, it is now very easy to do. And you're going to notice, if you don't already know it is going to make your life easier in a lot of ways.

We will now reveal to you today how to copy / paste on an Echo? In this context, to begin with, we will see what interests this Android functionality will bring you, then, how to copy paste or cut paste on your Echo, first of all text directly thanks to the internal operations of your phone, and, to conclude, folders or files through an external application.

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What is the point of copy paste on an Echo?

We therefore start this guide by teaching you all the advantages of the copy / paste functionality on an Echo . This functionality is as we explained to you originally from computers, and without it it would be extremely complex to properly manage its files and different folders.

It will actually let you like the feature cut and paste select one or more files or folders, create copies in the memory of your Echo and drop them anywhere you want. If you copy / paste you keep the original copy in its location, while if you cut / paste you will move the file and at the end of the procedure there will only be one version left. where you pasted it.

This feature is really useful for organizing your files in different folders, you might need to create a folder on your Echo to improve your organization.

How to copy / paste on an Echo?

We now go to the practical part of this guide, and for that, we will first teach you how to copy paste text directly from your Echo, then files or folders using a dedicated application.

How to copy and paste text on Echo

We start suddenly by revealing to you the particularly easy-to-use procedure which is to copy and paste text on your Echo? Fortunately, the procedure is very easy, and no matter what application you find the procedure is going to be absolutely the same. The only difference will be that on a number of 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 Echo 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
  • Go now to the app in which you want to paste this text, make a long press in the destination text area
  • In the dialog box select the paste option

How to copy and paste on your Folder Echo

If you ever want to copy paste photos, folders or files on your Echo you will have to use a file manager. In the majority of cases, all mobile phones are now equipped with it as standard, however, this is not the case for all, we have chosen to reveal the procedure to you with Astro, one of the most widespread managers. You should know that the methodology is appreciably similar and that only certain terms or organization of the application differ:

  • Open your file manager or download and install Astro on your Echo
  • 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
  • Click on "Copy to" and choose the destination directory of the file or folder

If you want a lot of tutorials to become the king of the Echo, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Echo.