Upload files in Typo3

How to upload files for use in various extensions and addons.

Within TYPO3, you can upload files such as documents, graphics, and media files to use within your website.

Upload an Image

1. Start by clicking on the Filelist module to list the files within TYPO3.
2. You may need to expand the Filelist page tree by clicking on the + sign to the left of the parent folder.
3. The Fileadmin folder contains all the various files available to TYPO3. Note the list of different folders. Click on the folder icon (not the name of the folder) to reveal a menu of options.
4. From the option menu select Upload Files.
5. This is the file upload form. Click on the drop down menu to see that you can choose to upload one or more files.
6. Click the Browse button to look for a file to upload.
7. Choose a file to upload from your local hard drive and click on the Open button.
8. If you have previously uploaded one or more files before and you want to overwrite them with updated versions then you can check the Overwrite Existing Files checkbox before you upload them. If you do not check this option and you attempt to upload a file with the same name as an existing file in this directory then TYPO3 will append a number at the end of the new filename to prevent the old file from being overwritten.
9. On the Upload Files form, click the Upload Files button to begin uploading the file or files from your computer up to the web server.
10. To see the thumbnails of the images, click the Display thumbnails checkbox.
11. Note that your image file is now displayed in the directory.

Create a New Upload Folder

1. Next, we'll create a new folder.
2. To create the folder in the root of the file tree, click on the globe icon to the left of the word Fileadmin then select New from the option menu.
3. This opens a New File or Folder form. From this form you can create text files or folders. Choose 1 Folders in the dropdown menu and enter the title of the new folder below. Then click the Create Folders button.
4. Notice the new directory you created in the folder tree.

Add a Document to a Folder

1. Click on the name of the directory.You can add a document to the folder by clicking on the Upload icon.
2. To upload multiple files, click on the mulitiple files dropdown box. Then click on the Browse button to select a file to upload from your local computer. Click okay when you have selected it.
3. Click on the Upload files button to begin the upload process.
4. If you are uploading multiple files, do not navigate away from this page until the page has been auto-refreshed by TYPO3.
5. The new document is now listed in the list of files in the folder.