Files keeps your organisation's documents and images in one place, next to the projects, tasks and docs they belong to. Everything you upload is private to your organisation. You can also link files from Google Drive or OneDrive without copying them.
Upload a file
- In the actions sidebar on the right, choose Files. If the sidebar is closed, press ⌘J on Mac or Ctrl+J on Windows.
- Choose + (Upload files). If you've connected Google Drive or OneDrive, choose Upload from computer.
- Pick one or more files.
You can also drag files straight onto the panel. Each file shows its progress as it uploads. If one fails, choose the retry button beside it.
If you're on a project, contact or deal and its tab is showing, the file is attached to that record too.
Add a file from Google Drive
Link a Drive file to keep working on it in Drive while your team can find it here.
- In the Files panel, choose + (Upload files).
- Choose Add from Google Drive.
- Pick the files in the Google window that opens.
If you haven't connected Google Drive yet, you'll be asked to Connect it first. See Integrations.
Linked files show a Google Drive mark. Opening one takes you to Drive, so the latest version is always the one you see.
Add a file from OneDrive
- In the Files panel, choose + (Upload files).
- Choose Add from OneDrive.
- Open folders, search, or choose Shared with me, then tick the files you want and choose Add file.
Linked files show a OneDrive mark and open in OneDrive. If you haven't connected OneDrive yet, you'll be asked to Connect it first.
Preview, download, rename or delete a file
- Choose a file to preview it.
- From the preview you can:
- Download it, or Open in Google Drive or Open in OneDrive for a linked file.
- Add or remove tags.
- See where it Appears in, such as a doc or task, and jump there.
- Rename it. Select the name at the top of the preview, type the new name and press Enter.
- Delete file, or Remove link for a linked file.
You can also double-click a file's card to rename it, or delete it with the button that appears when you hover over the card.
A renamed file keeps its type. If you leave off the ending, such as .pdf, 53° adds it back. Files linked from Google Drive or OneDrive can't be renamed here. Rename them in Google Drive or OneDrive instead.
Deleting an uploaded file removes it from storage for good, and from any doc it was in. Removing a link only removes it from 53°. The file stays in Google Drive or OneDrive.
You can also right-click a file to preview it, copy a link to it or delete it.
Find a file
- Type in Search files… to search by name.
- Choose List options beside the search box to Sort by Name, Date added or Size, or to Filter by tag or Uploaded by.
- On a project, contact or deal, switch between All Files and that record's files, such as Project Files.
Tag or delete files in bulk
- Tick the files you want.
- Choose List options, then Actions.
- Choose Add tag, Remove tag or Delete.
Set up file tags
Owners and admins can manage the tags available on files.
- Open the organisation menu at the top of the sidebar and choose Manage organisation.
- Under Settings, choose Files.
- On the Tags tab, add, rename or remove tags.
How your files are kept private
- Uploaded files are stored privately. Only signed-in members of your organisation can open them, through links that expire after a short time.
- A file attached only to a private project, or to its tasks or docs, is only visible to people who can see that project.
- A file that isn't open to your whole organisation shows a lock on its card: Private for the people it's shared with, Personal for you alone. Choose List options > Filter > Visibility to show any of Public, Private and Personal.
- Guests can view files attached to work they can see, but can't upload them.
Good to know
- Each file can be up to 64 MB.
- You can upload PDFs, images (PNG, JPEG, WEBP, GIF, SVG), Word, Excel and PowerPoint files, CSV and text files, ZIP files, and short video and audio clips.
- Your organisation has 1 GB of storage. The bar at the bottom of the Files panel shows how much you've used. Drive links don't count towards it.
- Images and files you add to a doc, a task or a chat message count towards your storage too.
- Only the person who uploaded a file, or an owner or admin, can rename or delete it.