You are probably familiar with this legendary feature of Windows which has the role of moving data or folders in a very simple way. It has long been impossible to accomplish this on Samsung Galaxy J3 2017 without resorting to specific software, however, it is now achievable. And you will realize, in the hypothesis that you do not already know it, that this will simplify your life on a lot of points.

Today we will show you in this guide how to copy / paste on a Samsung Galaxy J3 2017? In this context, first, we will see what advantages this Android functionality will bring you, then, how to copy paste or cut paste on your Samsung Galaxy J3 2017, first text directly with the internal operations of your smartphone , and, finally, files or data using an external application.

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What is the point of copy paste on a Samsung Galaxy J3 2017?

We therefore start this guide by explaining all the Benefits of the copy / paste function on a Samsung Galaxy J3 2017 . This functionality is as we told you originally from laptops, and without it it would be particularly difficult to properly manage its files and different folders.

It will actually allow you like the function cut and paste select one or more files or folders, create copies in the memory of your Samsung Galaxy J3 2017 and drop them anywhere you want. If you ever do a copy / paste you keep the original copy in its location, whereas in the event that you perform a cut / paste you will move the file and at the end of the process there will only be one version where you pasted it.

This function is really useful for organizing your data in different folders, you may need to create a folder on your Samsung Galaxy J3 2017 to improve your organization.

How to copy / paste on a Samsung Galaxy J3 2017?

We now move on to the practical part of this guide, and for that, we will first explain how to copy paste text directly from your Samsung Galaxy J3 2017, then files or folders using a dedicated application.

How to copy and paste text on Samsung Galaxy J3 2017

We start by showing you the particularly easy-to-use process which is to to copy and paste text on your Samsung Galaxy J3 2017? Fortunately, the process is very simple, and whatever application you find the process will be absolutely similar. The only difference will lie in the fact 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 Samsung Galaxy J3 2017 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 therefore see a dialog window open with different possibilities click on "Copy" or "Cut" assuming it's available and that's what you want to achieve
  • Now go to the app in which you want to paste this text, make a long press in the destination text area
  • In the dialog box click on paste option

How to copy and paste files on your Samsung Galaxy J3 2017

If you ever want to copy paste photos, folders or files on your Samsung Galaxy J3 2017 you will have to go through a file manager. In most cases all cell phones are now equipped by default, that said, this is not the situation for everyone, we have chosen to show you the process with Astro, one of the most famous managers. Note that the procedure is quite similar and that only certain terms or organization of the application differ:

  • Open your data manager or download and install Astro on your Samsung Galaxy J3 2017
  • 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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