# Select several files at once

Select several files and folders in Drime with the mouse, the keyboard or on a touch screen, select a whole folder, and what you can do with a selection.

Updated: 2026-10-20  
Source: https://drime.cloud/support/drive/select-multiple-files

![The contents of a demo folder in the file list](https://drime.cloud/media/01M590KB52XRQS65XH6S2AG03F/d7db08cc683a-web-drive-folder-contents.png)

## Select items

| To | Do this |
| --- | --- |
| Select one item | Click it. |
| Select a range | Click the first item, then `Shift` + click the last one. |
| Add or remove one item | `Ctrl` + click it (`Cmd` + click on a Mac). |
| Select with the mouse | Drag on an empty area of the list to draw a selection box. |
| Select with checkboxes | Tick the box of each item. |
| Select on a phone or tablet | Long-press an item to start selecting, then tap the others. |

## Select everything

Press `Ctrl` + `A` (`Cmd` + `A` on a Mac) to select the items shown. When the folder holds more items than the list shows, a **Select all** link with the number of items selects the whole folder, up to 5,000 items.

To clear the selection, press `Esc` or `Ctrl` + `Shift` + `A`, or click **Clear selection**.

## What you can do with a selection

The selection bar shows how many items are selected, and what you can do with them:

- **Share**: with several items, **Share links** creates one link per item. See [Create and copy a share link](https://drime.cloud/support/sharing-and-collaboration/create-a-share-link).
- **Download**: several items, or a folder, download as one ZIP file. See [Download files and folders](https://drime.cloud/support/drive/download-files-and-folders).
- **Delete**: see [Delete files and folders](https://drime.cloud/support/drive/delete-files-and-folders).
- **More actions**: move, copy and the other actions.

![Three files selected in the list, with the selection bar and its actions](https://drime.cloud/media/01M5DTMH37HJFGZNAJQD9R796A/8ac2782cfe8c-web-drive-selection-bar.png)

## If it doesn't work

| What you see | What to do |
| --- | --- |
| `Ctrl` + `A` didn't select the whole folder | It selects the items shown: click the **Select all** link that appears with the number of items. |
| The folder has more than 5,000 items | Select and act on it in several parts, for example subfolder by subfolder. |