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title: Files
description: Keep a project's files in one place, organize them into folders, and decide which ones clients can see.
icon: folder
---

Every project has a **Files** tab that collects everything shared on the project: files your team uploads, task attachments, files clients upload, and form submissions. You decide which files and folders clients can see in their portal.

## How project files work

- Files from every source land in the project's Files tab. The **Source** column shows where each came from, such as a staff upload, client upload, task upload, or form submission.
- Each file and folder has a **Show in portal** switch. When a folder is shown in the portal, the files inside it are shown too and are marked **Shared via folder**.
- Files clients upload from the portal are shown in the portal by default.
- Task attachments follow their task: if the task is shown in the portal, its attachments are shared with clients.
- A file upload action on a task stays complete only while its required files are attached. If one is removed, the action reopens.

## How to organize files

1. Open the project and select the **Files** tab.
2. Click **New folder**, name it, and click **Create**. Folders can be nested.
3. Drag files into folders to keep things tidy.
4. Use the filter to show files from a particular source.

## How to share files with clients

1. Upload files with **Upload files**, or find an existing file or folder.
2. Turn on **Show in portal** for the file, or for the folder that holds it.
3. To stop sharing, turn **Show in portal** off. The file stays in the project but disappears from the portal.

## How clients upload files

- Clients upload requested files through file upload actions on their tasks.
- They can also upload files at any time from the project's **Files** page in the portal. See [Portal Files](/docs/client-portal/files).

## Reusing a folder structure

Add folders and files to a [project template](/docs/project-templates), and every project created from that template starts with them.