Uploading Files and Folders
You can upload files and folders from your local file system to the ActiveTransfer Server using the web client.
To upload a file or folder
1. In the web client, browse to the folder on the ActiveTransfer Server where you want to upload the file or folder.
2. Click Add files.
3. In the file system window, browse to and select the file or folder on your local file system to upload. To select multiple files, use Ctrl-click to select each one.
4. In the Files to Upload window, the file you selected is listed. You can choose additional files to upload by clicking Add files.
5. When you are ready to upload the files, use one of the following methods:
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To upload the file or folder without compression, click the
Start icon next to the file or click
Start uploading to upload all files.
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To upload the file or folder using acceleration, click
![](../b2b-integration-compendium/images/normal_upload_icon.png)
to switch to
Advanced Upload. Choose this option for extremely large files or when you have many large files in a folder.
Note: | Browser limitations for Advanced Upload are: ![*](bullet.gif) Internet Explorer does not allow upload of files that exceed the size limit of 4GB. ![*](bullet.gif) Google Chrome versions 42 and later do not display the Advanced Upload option. |
6. If you selected Advanced Upload, do one of the following:
a. If this is the first time you are using this option, you may be prompted to confirm that you want to run the application. Choose to run it.
In the file system window, the Advanced Upload icon
![](../b2b-integration-compendium/images/advanced_upload_icon.png)
indicates the change in upload preference.
b. To start the upload, click the Start icon next to the file or click Start uploading to upload all files.
When the upload completes, the Files in Basket window shows the file upload information.
7. Close the Files to Upload window when you are done uploading files.