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# Upload and manage files

You can upload and manage files in a bucket straight from the Zata console. For many files, very large files or scheduled backups, an S3 tool is faster: see [Connect your tools](/connect/overview).

## Open a bucket

In the Zata console, open **Buckets** and select the bucket's name. The bucket page lists its files and folders. The **Bucket Details** panel on the right shows the region, storage used and number of objects.

![The Bucket List with arrows pointing at Buckets in the menu and at a bucket name](/_fern-img/76af37e5631e02c457a3eeaa4008cf41a997a4a987c043b5ee874a5a3c049334.webp)

## Upload files

#### Open the upload area

Select **Upload File** at the top of the bucket page. If you are inside a folder, files go into that folder.

![The bucket page with the Upload File button and the Drop files to upload area](/_fern-img/52ccf12d8b88b3305270620f8682a2bd0d74a4693b395f13779b24370dab0b6d.webp)

#### Add files

Drag files onto **Drop files to upload**, or select **click to browse**. The files are listed as ready to upload.

#### Start the upload

Select **Upload All**, or the play button next to a single file.

![A file ready to upload with the Upload All button](/_fern-img/900389b2aaa8543980180c31cbea2ad0242dcc713a5ad83141ca00c370893692.webp)

Each file shows its progress. You can pause, resume or remove a file, and use **Pause All**, **Resume All** or **Retry Failed** for all of them. Large files are uploaded in parts automatically. The **Background Uploads** panel keeps showing progress while you move around the console.

![A file uploading with its progress bar, the Pause All button and the Background Uploads panel](/_fern-img/b1c9c38e42214fc6d6ba2f80a1917df5064df2446d19a950188109d34a108747.webp)

If the browser closes before an upload finishes, the console shows **Incomplete Uploads Detected** the next time you sign in. Select **Resume Uploads** to continue where it stopped, or **Not Now** to cancel those uploads.

> **Note**
>
> The console does not upload empty (0-byte) files, or files whose names contain `<`, `>`, `:`, `"`, `|`, `?` or `*`.

## Create a folder

Select **Create Folder**, type a **Folder Name** and select **Create Folder**. Folder names can use letters, numbers, hyphens and underscores, up to 50 characters. Select a folder to open it, and use the path at the top to go back.

A folder is part of the file name: a file `report.pdf` in the folder `invoices` is stored as `invoices/report.pdf`. S3 tools show it the same way.

## Work with files

Open the **⋮** menu in a file's row:

| Action          | What it does                                                                                  |
| --------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Share**       | Makes a temporary download link. See [Share a file](/buckets/share-a-file).                   |
| **Download**    | Downloads the file to your computer                                                           |
| **Make public** | Gives the file a permanent public link. See [Make files public](/buckets/make-a-file-public). |
| **Rename**      | Gives the file a new name. A file that already has the new name is overwritten.               |
| **Delete**      | Deletes the file. See [Delete and restore files](/buckets/delete-and-restore-files).          |

![The file list with a file's actions menu open, showing Share, Download and Delete](/_fern-img/eea01de625f9131cdafbf58395318ab5714251db3016a87240e1b6a1754085bf.webp)

To work on several files at once, tick their boxes. A bar appears with buttons to download or delete everything you selected.

Use the search box, the **All Types** filter (**Images**, **Documents**, **Videos**) and **Sort** to find files. To view images, videos and documents without downloading them, use the [Preview Manager](/buckets/preview-manager).