You surely know this emblematic function of Windows which has the role of moving files or folders very simply. It has long been impossible to accomplish this on Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 without the help of special software, however, it is now very easy to do. And you will realize, if you don't already know it, that it will make your life easier on many points.

Today we will reveal to you in this guide how to copy/paste on a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3? In this context, to begin with, we will find out what interests this Android feature will bring you, then, how to copy paste or cut paste on your Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3, first text directly with the internal operations of your smartphone, and, finally, folders or files using an external application.

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What's the point of copying and pasting on a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3?

We therefore start this guide by teaching you all the advantages of the copy/paste function on a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 . This functionality is as we explained to you originally from laptops, and without it it would be extremely 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 of them in the memory of your Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 and drop them anywhere you want. If you perform a copy/paste you keep the original copy in its location, whereas if you ever perform a cut/paste you will move the file and at the end of the technique there will only be one version left. where you pasted it.

This function is really relevant for organizing your files in different folders, you may need to create a folder on your Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 to improve your organization.

How to copy/paste on a Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3?

We are now moving on to the practical part of this guide, and for that, we will first teach you how to copy and paste text directly from your Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3, then files or folders using a dedicated application.

How to copy and paste text on Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3

We begin by revealing to you the particularly easy-to-use technique which consists in copy-paste text on your Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3? Fortunately, the technique is very easy, and whatever application you find the technique is going to be exactly the same. The only difference will be that on some applications the text selection is not always going to be obvious 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 Z Fold3 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 discover a dialogue window with different options click on "Copy" or "Cut" if it's ever available and that's what you want to do
  • 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 folders on your Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3

If you want to copy and paste photos, folders or files on your Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3, you will need to use a file manager. In general, all phones are now equipped with it, however, this is not the case for all, we have chosen to reveal the technique to you with Astro, one of the most famous managers. Be aware that the methodology is substantially similar and that only certain terms or organization of the application differ:

  • Open your file manager or download and install Astro on your Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3
  • 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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