> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.dc.ag/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Files

> Upload images, documents and other media centrally and organize them in directories.

In the Files section, you manage all the media of your website: images, PDFs, videos and other files. You can upload files centrally here and organize them in subdirectories, instead of uploading them individually only when editing content.

## Overview

Open **Content → Files** in the sidebar. The list shows the top-level directories with:

* **Name**: directory name
* **Number of files**: how many files are contained within it (and in subdirectories)
* **Modified on**

Typical default directories: **Files**, **Images**, **Collection**, **Slideshow**, **Scrollbar**, **Gallery**.

<Tip>
  Organize files into appropriate directories from the very beginning; this saves you searching later, for example when you need to select images for galleries or PDFs for file galleries.
</Tip>

## Opening the file manager

Click **Open file manager** in the toolbar. A separate window opens with the directory tree on the left and the files on the right.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Selecting a directory">
    Click a directory on the left to display its files. Use the arrow next to a directory to expand its subdirectories.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Creating a new subdirectory">
    Click **New subdirectory** at the top, enter the name and confirm with **OK**. The directory is created under the currently selected one.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Renaming or deleting a directory">
    Select a directory and use the corresponding actions in the top toolbar.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Uploading files

Select the target directory on the left and drag the files by **drag & drop** from your computer onto the right-hand area of the file manager. The files are uploaded directly.

## Managing files

Click a file to select it. The following actions are then available in the top toolbar:

| Action     | Effect                             |
| ---------- | ---------------------------------- |
| **View**   | Open the file in a preview         |
| **Copy**   | Copy the file to another directory |
| **Move**   | Move the file to another directory |
| **Rename** | Change the file name               |
| **Delete** | Remove the file                    |

<Warning>
  When deleting or renaming a file, references in content, galleries or layouts that point to the old path will break.
</Warning>

## Related topics

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Page content" icon="pen-to-square" href="/docs/en/dynamic-content/user-guide/seiteninhalte">
    Embed files in texts, images or galleries.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Image galleries" icon="images" href="/docs/en/dynamic-content/user-guide/inhaltsarten/bildergalerien">
    Compile uploaded images into galleries.
  </Card>

  <Card title="File galleries" icon="folder-open" href="/docs/en/dynamic-content/user-guide/inhaltsarten/dateigalerien">
    Offer PDFs and other documents as a gallery.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>