Exporting File Lists

Export the Entire Project's File List

You can export a list of files using the Export Files To Excel feature.

To export the entire project's file list

  1. Open your project in Trimble Connect for Browser.

  2. Go to the Explorer page.

  3. Click the overflow menu.

  4. Select Export files to Excel.

Once the operation is complete and the file is ready to download, an email will be sent to you with a link to download the Excel file. The download link is valid for 72 hours.

Export a Folder's File List

If you need to only export a particular folder's file list, you can do that as well. Only the files in the selected folder (including subfolders) will be exported.

To export a folder's file list

  1. Open your project in Trimble Connect for Browser.

  2. Go to the Explorer page.

  3. Navigate to the desired folder you want to export the file list for.

  4. Select the folder to open the detail panel.

  5. Click Export to Excel.
    Depending on your permissions and role within the project the Export button will be located in the overflow menu or be shown as an icon in the main action button row.

Once the operation is complete and the file is ready to download, an email will be sent to you with a link to download the Excel file. The download link is valid for 72 hours.

Export the Current Selection's File List

The other export option is to export the data for the current selection. This can include a single file or multiple files and folders.

To export the file list for the currently selected files/folders

  1. Open your project in Trimble Connect for Browser.

  2. Go to the Explorer page.

  3. Select the desired file(s) or folder(s).

For a single file:

      1. In the file's detail panel, open the overflow menu.

      2. Click Export to Excel.

For a multiple items selected:

  1. In the detail panel, click the More Options button.

  2. This will expand the list to show all the available functions.

  3. Click Export to Excel.

Once the operation is complete and the file is ready to download, an email will be sent to you with a link to download the Excel file. The download link is valid for 72 hours.

What Data is Exported?

When exporting the file list to Excel, the following data is exported:

  • File ID

  • File Version ID

  • File name

  • File location (Folder path)

  • Size

  • Tags

  • Created by user

  • Creation date

  • Last modified by user

  • Last modified date