Files

Menu: Content → Files (must be enabled in Edit Menu; route advanced: true)
Deep link: /_Admin/content/files?SiteId={siteGuid}
Common query parameters: folder (current path, default /), keyword (search term), provider (storage provider, default default)

Files manages the site CMS file library: upload PDFs, ZIPs, documents, etc., organize by folder, and serve downloads or access via site URLs. This is not the same storage as top-bar Media library (images/media, k.media).

Not the same as k.file

	Content → Files (this page)	k.file
Purpose	Admin UI management; routable CMS files	KScript read/write on site disk files
Admin UI	Yes (this page)	No dedicated visual UI
Script API	Currently no dedicated k.xxx for this library	k.file.read / write, etc.

Do not treat this page as the admin entry for k.file; File field values on content entries also point to resources in this CMS file library, not k.file paths.

Where to put images?

UI guidance: images and icons for the site should go in the media library; this page suits attachments, downloadable documents, and other non-image-primary site files.

How to see this menu

If Files is missing under Content, open Edit Menu (editMenu, show/hide infrequent items), check Files, and save. See Menu overview · Edit Menu.

How to Open

1. Enter the site admin (SiteId in the address bar).
2. After enabling Files in Edit Menu, open Content → Files.
3. When entering subfolders or searching, the address bar updates folder, keyword, and provider.

UI Overview

Breadcrumb

Path from Files (root) to the current folder; click to go up.

Toolbar

Action	Description
Select all	Select files and folders on the current page
Upload	Upload one or more files to the current folder; unavailable while searching
New folder	Create a subfolder at the current path; unavailable while searching
Download	Download selected files/folders as a package
Delete	Batch delete selection (permission file · delete)
Search / provider	Keyword search on the right; if multiple providers are configured, switch tabs (provider)

Single file size limit is about 150 MB (prompt if exceeded). If a file with the same name exists at the target path, upload prompts whether to overwrite.

List columns

Column / action	Description
File name	File or folder name; click folder to enter
URL	Access path on the site (copy for page links or content fields)
References	Which site resources reference this file (if any)
Size	File size
Last modified	Update time
Row actions	Open containing folder, Copy URL, Preview (when applicable), Download

Pagination at the bottom; some providers support infinite scroll for more (per API).

Typical Usage

Upload downloadable attachments

1. Content → Files, open the target folder (e.g. /downloads).
2. Upload local PDF/ZIP, etc.
3. Copy URL from the list for HTML, rich text, or templates (site routing serves file content via CmsFile).

Select files in content fields

When a content type field uses File (optionally Enable multiple), Select file in the entry form opens the same browser dialog as this page (KFileDialog); selection writes the CMS file URL/key to the entry.

Comparison with media library

	Files (this page, CmsFile)	Media library
Menu	Content → Files	Top-bar media library
Typical content	PDF, ZIP, attachments	Images, display media
Content fields	File control	Image / Advanced image
Script	No dedicated k.xxx yet	k.media

Development Notes

• For script read/write on disk (logs, temp import files, etc.), use k.file; unrelated to Content → Files here.
• Public access to CMS library files is usually via URL copied from the admin list or front-end routing, not k.file paths.

Related

Doc	Description
Media library	Images and media
Content types	File field control
k.file	Disk file KScript API (not this page)
Content overview	Content group menu