How do I bulk upload files?
If you have a lot of files to add, you can bulk upload them.
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.
- If you are using Usage Rights, you must set the file usage rights before the files can be published.
- Canvas does not support file uploads larger than 5 GB.
Open Files
In Account, Group, or Course Navigation, click the Files link.
Upload Files
Click the Upload button.
Open Files
Select the files you want to upload to your course [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].
View Upload Process
View the progress bars for the file uploads.
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
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
A progress bar displays to show the progress of each file upload.
View Files
View the added files.
