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Uploading Files

Copera Drive supports multiple ways to get your files into the platform. Whether you are uploading a single document or moving an entire folder of project assets, the upload process is designed to be fast and straightforward.

Drag and Drop​

The fastest way to upload files is by dragging them directly from your computer into the Drive window. As soon as you drag files over Drive, a clear drop overlay appears -- a highlighted area with an upload icon and an instruction to drop your files -- so you always know exactly where they'll land. Release anywhere over the overlay and Drive immediately begins uploading.

You can drag in one file, many files at once, or entire folders. When you drop a folder, Drive preserves the original folder structure and uploads all contained files into a matching hierarchy of folders.

Click to Upload​

To upload using the file picker:

  1. Click the blue New button in the Drive menu.
  2. Select Upload files or an HTML app to pick files, or Upload a folder to pick a whole folder.
  3. Choose one or more files (or a folder) from your computer using the system file picker.
  4. The upload begins automatically after you confirm your selection.

You can also click the Upload files box at the bottom of the Drive menu, or the Upload button in the Create new row on Drive Home.

Files That Open in Copera​

Some files you upload open in a Copera editor instead of the file preview:

  • Word, Excel and PowerPoint files (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx) open in Copera Office, where your team can edit them together.
  • Markdown files (.md) open in the Markdown editor.
  • HTML apps become designs: a single .html file, or a .zip of a web app with an index.html at its top level and its web files (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SVG), up to 10 MB.

Any other .zip, such as a zip of photos or a large archive, is uploaded as an ordinary file. If an HTML app can't be turned into a design, Copera saves it as an ordinary file instead and tells you why ("Saved as a file: …"), so your upload is never lost.

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Uploads to the Workspace Disk (W:) always stay ordinary files, because designs can't be kept on the Workspace Disk. A folder you upload is kept as a folder with its files, even if it holds an index.html.

Bulk Upload​

Drive supports uploading multiple files at once. You can select several files in the system file picker by holding Ctrl (Windows/Linux) or Cmd (Mac) while clicking, or by dragging a selection box. All selected files will be uploaded in parallel.

Upload Progress​

When files are uploading, a progress indicator appears so you can monitor the status of each file. Large files are uploaded in pieces behind the scenes, which makes big transfers faster and more reliable -- if part of an upload hiccups, only that piece is retried rather than the whole file.

Supported File Types​

Drive accepts virtually any file type. Common types include:

  • Documents -- PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, ODT, ODS, ODP, TXT
  • Images -- PNG, JPG, GIF, SVG, WEBP
  • Videos -- MP4, MOV, WEBM, AVI
  • Audio -- MP3, WAV, OGG, M4A
  • Code files -- JS, TS, PY, HTML, CSS, JSON, and many more
  • Archives -- ZIP, RAR, 7Z

File Naming​

If you upload a file with a name that already exists in the target folder, Drive automatically appends a number in parentheses to avoid conflicts. For example, uploading report.pdf when that name is already taken will create report (1).pdf.

Storage Considerations​

Copera does not impose file-size limits on uploads — a multi-gigabyte video, design file, or archive can go straight into Drive without being rejected for being too big. Every uploaded file counts toward your workspace's shared storage pool, and its size is added to your used space immediately after upload completes. Workspace admins can check available capacity in Settings → Storage; see Storage Management.