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Import data to kDrive without the kDrive app
This guide explains how to manually upload data (files, folders, etc.) from your computer to your kDrive without installing the kDrive Infomaniak app (app for iOS/Android smartphone or tablet or desktop app for macOS / Windows / Linux).
Import to kDrive from the browser
To access kDrive:
- Click here to access the kDrive web app (online service kdrive.infomaniak.com).
- Check or select the relevant kDrive from the dropdown menu in the left sidebar.
Then choose one of the following options:
Drag & Drop
- Drag & 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
- Right-click where you want 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 an external source.
Regardless of the method used, please wait during the data transfer (the duration depends on the speed of your Internet connection).
File types
You can send any type of files, such as .pdf
, .txt
or other extensions. The Suite Apple Keynote has some peculiarities in its file extensions; example with the application Numbers:
- .
.numbers
files can be files or folders depending on the chosen save method (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 resolve the issue, simply change the save format in the Apple Numbers application on macOS to “Single File”:
- To resolve the issue, simply change the save format in the Apple Numbers application on macOS to “Single File”:
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