File Manager > Essentials
File Upload
Learn how to upload a file in File Manager.
- how to upload a file
Webiny allows you to effortlessly upload files into the File Manager that you can use across your application. In this tutorial, we will learn how to upload a file into the File Manager. As an example, we will upload the image shown below. Please save it on your computer to upload later.
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There are two ways to upload a file in File Manager; let’s look at each approach one by one.
Approach 1: Through File Explorer![anchor](data:image/svg+xml;base64,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)
From the Side Menu, click File Manager.
✔️ The File Manager Home screen opens.
Click UPLOAD….
✔️ The file explorer screen opens.
From the file explorer, upload the image.
✔️ The message “File upload complete.” displays.
Approach 2: Drag and Drop![anchor](data:image/svg+xml;base64,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)
From the Side Menu, click File Manager.
✔️ The File Manager Home screen opens.
Drag and drop the image from your computer’s file explorer to the Home screen.
✔️ The message “File upload complete.” displays.