You surely know this iconic function of Windows which has the role of moving files or folders quickly. For a long time it was impossible to do it on ZenFone Max M2 without using specific software, however, it is now possible. 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.

We will suddenly show you in this guide how to copy / paste on a ZenFone Max M2? To do this, first of all, we will explain what advantages this Android functionality will bring you, then how to copy paste or cut paste on your ZenFone Max M2, first of all text directly with the internal operations of your phone, and, finally, folders or files using an external application.

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What is the point of copy paste on a ZenFone Max M2?

We therefore start this tutorial by explaining all the advantages of the copy / paste function on a ZenFone Max M2 . This functionality is as we explained to you originally from computers, and without it it would be really complex to organize your files and different folders.

It will actually give you the possibility like the function cut and paste select one or more files or folders, create copies in the memory of your ZenFone Max M2 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 do a cut / paste you will move the file and at the end of the procedure there will only be left a version where you pasted it.

This function is really useful for organizing files in different folders, you may need to create a folder on your ZenFone Max M2 to improve your organization.

How to copy / paste on ZenFone Max M2?

We now go to the practical part of this tutorial, and for that, we will first explain how to copy paste text directly from your ZenFone Max M2, then files or folders using a dedicated application.

How to copy and paste text on ZenFone Max M2

We start by showing you the particularly easy-to-use procedure which is to copy and paste text on your ZenFone Max M2? 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 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 ZenFone Max M2 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 options 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, do a long press in the destination text area
  • In the dialog choose the paste option

How to copy and paste files on your ZenFone Max M2

If you ever want to copy paste photos, folders or files on your ZenFone Max M2 you will have to use a file manager. In principle, all mobile phones are now equipped by default, however, this is not the case for all, we decided to show you the procedure with Astro, one of the most widespread managers. Note 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 ZenFone Max M2
  • 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 select the destination directory of the file or folder

If you want as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the ZenFone Max M2, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: ZenFone Max M2.