# How to select multiple files on android?

**URL:** <https://forum.obsidian.md/t/how-to-select-multiple-files-on-android/90180>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [October 20, 2024, 7:40am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/how-to-select-multiple-files-on-android/90180 "2024-10-20T07:40:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![WhiteNoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/whitenoise/32/11_2.png) [@WhiteNoise](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/WhiteNoise)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/how-to-select-multiple-files-on-android/90180/3 "2026-04-18T14:18:49Z")

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> [@File Explorer: Selecting multiple notes in the mobile app (tap and hold)](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/file-explorer-selecting-multiple-notes-in-the-mobile-app/86756):
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> Use case or problem Often I want to select multiple notes to move to a different folder, for example, and it doesn’t look like Obsidian has this feature in the mobile apps at the moment? Correct me if I’m wrong, but I found these two posts under the Help forum with similar questions, but no answers: [Mobile app, Select multiple notes?](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/mobile-app-select-multiple-notes/30669)[Selecting multiple files/notes in mobile](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/selecting-multiple-files-notes-in-mobile/57595)Proposed solution An option to select multiple notes under the menu that pulls up when you long press a note (or somewhe…

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