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How do I bulk upload files to my user or group files?

You can upload several files at the same time to your user or group files.

Notes:

  • You can also bulk upload files by dragging and dropping the files into Canvas from your computer. However, sometimes too many files can cause problems. If you have more than 50 files, try zipping the files and uploading the ZIP file into your course.
  • Canvas does not support file uploads larger than 5 GB.

Upload Files

Upload Files

In user or group files, click the Upload button.

Select Files

Select Files

Select the files you want to upload to your user or group files [1].

To select a group of files, hold down the Shift key on your keyboard and click the first and last files in the group.

To select multiple files, hold down the Control (Windows) or Command (Mac) key on your keyboard and click each file.

Click the Open button [2].

Drag and Drop Multiple Files

Drag and Drop Multiple Files

You can also drag and drop multiple files to upload to your user or group files. Select multiple files and drag them to the files pane to upload them.

Replace Duplicate File

Replace Duplicate File

If a file with the same name already exists in the folder where you are uploading your file, you will be asked if you want to skip, replace, or rename it.

To skip the file, click the Skip button [1].

To rename the file, click Change Name button [2]. This option will create a duplicate copy of the file with a different name.

To replace the file, click the Replace button [3].

View Upload Progress

View Upload Progress

A progress bar displays to show the progress of each file upload.

View Files

View Files

View your uploaded files.