Manage your files in Plaud Web by renaming, deleting, moving, merging, and restoring them.
What is file management?
Plaud Web lets you organize your files one at a time or in batches. You can rename, move, and delete individual files, merge or act on several at once, and restore deleted files from the Trash.
How to manage a single file?
- Locate the file you wish to modify.
- Click the "..." (more options) icon next to the file.
- Select an action from the menu:
- Rename: Change the file's name.
- Move: Relocate the file to a different folder.
- Delete: Permanently remove the file.
How to manage multiple files at once?
- Hover your mouse over the file and you will see the checkboxes.
- Select the checkboxes for all files you want to manage.
- Click Merge, Move, or Delete to act on all selected files.
How to restore a file from the Trash?
Deleted files are moved to the Trash.
- Navigate to and click on the Trash folder.
- Inside, locate and select the file(s) you wish to recover.
- Click the Restore button. The file(s) will be returned to their original folder. If the folder has been deleted, the files will go back to "All files".
FAQ about merging files
What happens when I merge files?
When you select multiple files and click Merge, Plaud Web gives you two options:
- Merge and re-transcribe: Plaud treats all selected files as one recording and generates a single new summary that reflects the full context across every file. Choose this when the recordings belong to the same session or topic and you want one unified transcript and summary.
- Merge only: Plaud combines the files without re-transcribing or regenerating the summary.
You can also turn on Keep additional notes from the original files to carry over the notes you added to each original file.
Does merging change my original transcripts and summaries?
Merging creates a combined file. If you choose Merge and re-transcribe, Plaud generates a new summary for the merged recording rather than stitching the existing summaries together.