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Uploading files

Files may either be uploaded by using the Upload file button or by dragging them directly from the desktop or the Windows Explorer/Mac Finder into the web browser. To replace a file, upload a new file with the same name and the old file will be replaced. The Service does not support files or folders with duplicate names (in the same folder).

Using the Upload file button

  1. Click on the Upload file button.
  2. Select the files you would like to upload.
  3. Wait for the upload operation to complete.
Upload file button

Upload by dragging files into the web browser

  1. Select files on the desktop or in the Windows Explorer (or in the Mac Finder).
  2. Drag them into the web browser.
  3. Release them on the file list to upload them to the currently active folder or on a folder in the folder tree to upload them to a different folder (Standard Data Rooms only).
  4. Wait for the upload operation to complete.
Upload by dragging files into the browser

Uploading folder structures

In addition to uploading individual files, most modern browsers support uploading whole folder structures.
  1. Select the folders you would like to upload and drag them into the browser window.
  2. The Service automatically scans the subfolders for further files and folders.
  3. You can track the progress of the upload through the status indicator at the lower right of the data room browser window.
  4. If any error occurs during the upload, a dialog stating the error will appear.

Creating folders

Folders may also be created manually inside the data room:
  1. Select the folder in which you would like to create a subfolder.
  2. Click on the New folder button.
  3. Enter the folder name in the dialog that appears and click on Create folder.
Create new folder
If you do not have privileges to create folders, the button will not be shown in the interface.

Index format

Indexing is only supported in Standard Data Rooms.
The Service is able to detect indexes in the files and folders that are being uploaded. For the Service to detect an existing index, the index needs to have the specified format.
  • The index should precede the file or folder name and be separated from the file name with a space ( )
  • The parts of the index should be separated with dots (.), as in “1.2.3 Document 1.pdf”
  • The index portion of the file name may also contain a trailing dot, as in “1.2.3. Document 1.pdf”
  • Only numbers may be used as constituents of the index
  • One or more zero digits may precede the index, as in “01.02 Document A.pdf”
The data room does not support duplicate indexes in the same folder (two files may not share the same index).

Index format example

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