*Title: Organizing Files
*Slug: organizing-files

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<{term}>Files<{/term}> in activeCollab can be organized and systematized according to many different criteria. 

The File list items can be filtered or grouped by accessing the menus located above the list:

- <{option}>Filter by Type<{/option}> allow you to choose which File types to display (all types, bookmarks, files, text documents created in activeCollab, or YouTube videos).
- <{option}>Group by<{/option}> lets you group Files by Category, Milestone, or  Name.

<{note title="Managing File Categories"}>To make changes to File categories, make sure no Files are selected, then click the <{term}>Manage Categories<{/term}> link. A pop-up will allow you to create new or rename/delete existing categories.<{/note}>

<{sub}>Mass Editing Files<{/sub}>

If you wish to change the properties for a group of Files, you can use the <{option}>Mass Edit<{/option}> option. To change the properties of a multiple Files at once, click individual Files while holding <{term}>Ctrl<{/term}> (Windows) or <{term}>Cmd<{/term}> (OS X). After selecting the Files, you will be able to change the <{option}>Visibility<{/option}>, <{option}>Category<{/option}>, or the <{option}>Milestone<{/option}> for the selected Files. You will also be able to move the Files to <{option}>Trash<{/option}> or the <{option}>Archive<{/option}>.

<{sub}>File History<{/sub}>

To track all changes made to a File and display the revision history, select a File and open <{option}>Options > History of Changes<{/option}>.

<{image name="file_history.png"}>