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# Upload and Manage Files
This page shows you how to add files to Evidano and reuse them across projects. The document, spreadsheet, and translation workflows all share **one file library** — learn it once here and the rest of Evidano feels familiar.
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**What you need:** an Evidano account and files on your computer or in cloud storage.
**What you will have at the end:** your files in Evidano's shared library, ready to use in any project without uploading them twice.
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## How to add a file
There are two ways:
1. **Upload new files**, or
2. **Reuse a file you uploaded before** (no need to upload it twice).
## Upload new files
Click the upload button — labeled **"Upload Files"** (or **"Add More Files"** once you've selected some). The uploader has a tab for each source:
* **"Local Files"** — drag and drop, or browse your computer
* **"Google Drive"**
* **"Dropbox"**
* **"OneDrive"**
* **"Zoom"** — in the transcription workflow only, for pulling cloud recordings directly
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For interviews recorded on Zoom, you can pull the cloud recording straight into the **"Transcribe Audio/Video"** workflow without downloading it first.
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## Reuse previous files
Previously uploaded files appear in a **folder tree** on the create screen. Tick the ones you want and they're added to the new project instantly. Some screens instead open an **"Upload from Existing Files"** window where you search and select from your existing uploads.
This is the fastest way to run several different analyses on the same dataset.
## What each workflow accepts
The uploader only shows files it can use, and offers filter chips to narrow the list (for example **DOCX**, **PDF**, **TXT**, or **XLSX/CSV**).
| Workflow | Accepted file types | Per-project limit |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| Analyze docx/pdf files | `docx`, `pdf`, `txt` | 50 files per project (free), then a small per-file charge |
| Analyze xlsx/csv files | `xlsx`, `csv` | **1 file**, \~5,000 rows |
| Translate files | `docx`, `pdf`, `xlsx`, `pptx`, `html`, `txt`, `xliff`, `srt` | Up to **10 files**, 1M chars/file |
| Transcribe audio/video | 30+ audio and video formats | Up to **5 GB** per file |
See [Supported File Types](/ailyze-docs/reference/supported-file-types.md) for the full lists.
## Manage your library
On the account page, click **"Manage Files"** to open the library directly. There you can review what you've uploaded and remove files you no longer need.
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Removing a file from the library doesn't delete the *projects* you already created from it — those keep their own copies of the analysis. But you won't be able to reuse a removed file in a *new* project.
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## Common questions
* **"Where did my file go after upload?"** It's in the folder tree on the create screen and under **"Manage Files"**. It stays available for reuse.
* **"Can I add files to a project after it's created?"** For document analysis, yes — the results page has an **Add File** action *(Pro)*. For spreadsheets and translation, start a new project with the additional file.
* **"Why is my file greyed out?"** It's a type the current workflow can't use (for example, a PDF in the spreadsheet workflow). Switch workflows or convert the file.
## Next steps
* Run your first analysis — [Analyze Your First Transcript](/ailyze-docs/getting-started/analyze-your-first-transcript.md)
* Analyze a spreadsheet — [Analyze Your First Survey Dataset](/ailyze-docs/getting-started/analyze-your-first-survey-dataset.md)
* Upload not working? [Upload Issues](/ailyze-docs/troubleshooting/upload-issues.md)
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