scook
I should be been more clear. I was working in the folder display because there is no way to create new folders other than copy/paste in the folder display. There is a rename in the file display which works with folders.

OK we should probably dupe that option there.

And add new folder too please.

Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk]

scook
The browser also lacks a rename function for folders but this can be done using the folder properties dialog. The browser needs to be refreshed after renaming this way.

We have had rename from X3 I think. Right click on a file or folder and there is a rename option :)
You can also click F2 to rename, or click twice on the name.

HA!
 
So this is how I just created a brand spankin' new folder in my Browser for something I need to do (which is yank a bunch of MIDI files from a project so I can drag them into a new project).
 
1) Outside of Sonar I created a new folder on my C drive (under Cakewalk Content so it's easy to navigate to but location doesn't matter). I named it "Beeps Browser Blank" so I know it's mine and what it is at a glance.
 
2) Inside Sonar I open the Browser (B), click the dropdown on the Media Tab and selected Folders (which shows the folder hierarchy section of the Browser).
 
At that point if I am looking at the regular Browser window and have navigated to Cakewalk Content I can see the new "Beeps Browser Blank" folder however in the Folders View window it was showing up. I collapsed the Content file tree, reopened it and it refreshed it so I could now see the new folder. Great!
 
3) In the Folders Browser view I selected the "Beeps Browser Blank" folder, right clicked and there was a "Copy" option (there is no Copy option in the main Browser window).
 
4) I selected the main Cakewalk Content folder (but could have selected any folder on my system), right clicked, selected paste... Bingo Bango... I have a copy of the "Beeps Browser Blank" with the tag "-copy".
 
5) Then in the main Browser window (not the Folders view) I selected the "Beeps Browser Blank" copy, Right Click and there is a rename option... so I chose that and renamed it to what I wanted. Also F2 worked.
 
NOTE: There is no rename option in the Folders View nor does F2 allow you to rename the folder. It has to be in the main Browser window. 
However in the Folders view window you can do exactly what scook described. Select the folder, Right Click, select Properties. Then you can rename the folder in the folder Properties dialog.
 
Cool!

Although I have figured this out based on Craig's article and scook's and Noel's posts it does strike me that there is a lot of separation between the creation/renaming options in the Folders view and the Main Browser window. Like I have to kind of jump back and forth a little between the windows to get the Right Click options I wanted to perform the function.
 
So yeah... if Copy/Paste/Rename were available on BOTH sides of that Browser divider it would be much more inuitive.
 
Awesome thread though. This is super helpful stuff.
 
Thanks, guys.
 
PS: The option to create a new folder inside the Browser would be great too... if at all possible.

Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk]

Anderton
The biggest remaining limitation is you can't browse items on external optical media. 

Not sure what you mean by external optical media. I can browse files from a DVD on my drive. What you may need to do is go to the browser preferences tab and in the views menu turn on "Show all files and folders"

Wow Noel, you're right. Thanks for making me feel stupid
 
Is there are chance that an update overwrites the preference for "show all files and folders"? I always thought I had that checked.

It appears Folders and "Show All Files and Folders" settings are not persistent. They reset to off every session.
 

scook
It appears Folders and "Show All Files and Folders" settings are not persistent. They reset to off every session.
 

 
Noel makes me feel stupid, scook makes me feel less stupid. Sounds about right 
 
BTW Steve, has Cakewalk finished the "Scook Brain Dump" module to replace the current documentation? Or is that still under development?
 

It reads like a Gysin cut-up; may take decades to unscramble the mess.