.. include:: /Includes.rst.txt .. _file-module: .. _the-file-module: .. _the-file-module-or-image-archives: =============== The File Module =============== The **FILE > Filelist** module is where you can manage all the media associated with your TYPO3 web site. .. _managing-files: .. _managing-files-in-typo: Managing Files in TYPO3 CMS =========================== Files including documents and images are managed in the Filelist module. Similar to the **WEB > List** module, it displays a navigation tree, which corresponds to the file structure on the server, and a list of all files for the selected directory. .. figure:: ../Images/BackendFileModule.png :alt: The File module :class: with-shadow For admin users, the folder displayed by default is called "fileadmin/ (auto-generated)" and corresponds to the :file:`fileadmin/` folder located under the document root folder on your web server. Using these files inside content elements to display them or link to them in your web site is covered in the :ref:`Editors Tutorial `. .. note:: There are extensions which make it possible to connect to remote storage pools (like a WebDAV server or an Amazon S3 account) and work with the files as if they were on the TYPO3 CMS server. Clipboard --------- There's a clipboard just like in the *List* module. .. figure:: ../Images/BackendFileClipboard.png :alt: The File module's clipboard :class: with-shadow Using the action icons, files can be renamed or replaced (just hover over the icons and you will get a help text). .. _uploading-files: Uploading New Files ------------------- You can upload files to a given folder by using the context menu or to the current directory by using the action icon in the docheader. .. figure:: ../Images/BackendFileUploadIcons.png :alt: Upload possibilities in the File module You will get to simple upload view: .. figure:: ../Images/BackendFileUpload.png :alt: Upload possibilities in the File module :class: with-shadow Next Steps ========== The next chapters cover configuration and administration tasks that require special access privileges as described in :ref:`privileges`. As editor, you may want to skip to :ref:`next-steps-editors` in the "Next Steps" chapter to get some pointers for further reading.