Unable to put .WAV files in a folder.

I’m trying to add a large group of .WAV files to a folder, but whenever I try to add them the move button is greyed out and unclickable. I’ve tried 1 at a time and it still won’t work.

I’m running ipadOS 26.5, on the M4 iPad Pro.

iPad Pro, iPadOS 26

Posted on Jul 11, 2026 11:12 PM

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Posted on Jul 12, 2026 6:15 AM

From where are you attempting to move your files - and to where?


Move is generally available within a filesystem - such as within iCloud folders or locally on your iPad. By contrast, in some circumstances you may not be able to directly Move between storage providers (e.g. iCloud and Google Drive). Instead, you may need to Copy - and then [if required] Delete files from the original storage location/provider.


It is perhaps worthy of note that a copy/delete action is sometimes safer than a move operation - as, if an error were to occur during a move, you may experience data loss or corruption. With copy/delete, the original file(s) remain accessible until they are manually deleted.

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Jul 12, 2026 6:15 AM in response to AxolotlOFO

From where are you attempting to move your files - and to where?


Move is generally available within a filesystem - such as within iCloud folders or locally on your iPad. By contrast, in some circumstances you may not be able to directly Move between storage providers (e.g. iCloud and Google Drive). Instead, you may need to Copy - and then [if required] Delete files from the original storage location/provider.


It is perhaps worthy of note that a copy/delete action is sometimes safer than a move operation - as, if an error were to occur during a move, you may experience data loss or corruption. With copy/delete, the original file(s) remain accessible until they are manually deleted.

Unable to put .WAV files in a folder.

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