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Import data to kDrive without desktop app

This guide explains how to manually upload data (upload files, folders, etc.) from your computer to your kDrive without installing any Infomaniak kDrive application (application for iOS / Android smartphone or tablet or desktop application on macOS / Windows / Linux).

 

Import to kDrive from the browser

To access kDrive:

  1. Click here to access the Infomaniak kDrive Web app (online service ksuite.infomaniak.com/kdrive).
  2. Check or select the relevant kDrive in the dropdown menu of the left sidebar.

Then as desired:

 

Drag & Drop

  • Drag and drop the items to be sent to kDrive, from a window on your computer, to the window of your browser where the kDrive site is open:

 

“New” button

  • Use the New button at the top left of your kDrive interface, then choose the desired import (either file or folder):


     
  • The operating system (macOS for example) may ask for confirmation when uploading a folder.

 

Right-click of the mouse

  • Right-click where to import new content, then choose the desired import (either file or folder):


     
  • The operating system (macOS for example) may ask for confirmation when uploading a folder.

 

Import external data

  • Import specific content using the Import external data menu:


     
  • Refer to this other guide if you are looking for information about importing data from outside.

 

Regardless of the method used, wait during the data transfer (the duration depends on the speed of your Internet connection).

 

File types

You can send any type of file, such as .pdf, .txt or other extensions, including in the field of 3D.

kDrive also allows you to open and convert iWork files designed from a Mac to edit them from any device. These files from the Apple Suite still have a few peculiarities with their extensions; example with the Numbers application:

  • The .numbers can be files or folders depending on the registration chosen (and the behavior during upload is not the same when it is a folder).
  • If there is already a file, for example calcul.numbers on kDrive and it is saved as a “package” on the desktop, then at the time of upload the file will be considered a folder and kDrive will try to upload files inside it, which is not possible, so the upload will not be allowed.
    • To solve the problem, simply change the save format in the Apple Numbers application on macOS to “Single file”:

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