# \#files **URL:** https://community.fibery.io/tag/files/45.md [Latest](https://community.fibery.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.fibery.io/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.fibery.io/tags.md) --- ## [File attachments from URL](https://community.fibery.io/t/file-attachments-from-url/4569)
**Author:** [@tycecycle](https://community.fibery.io/u/tycecycle)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/file-attachments-from-url/4569 "2026-09-12T16:53:00Z")
For the files field type, would be great if it was also possible to add a file stored at a url. --- ## ["More" menu button on files is hard to see](https://community.fibery.io/t/more-menu-button-on-files-is-hard-to-see/11169)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Ichter](https://community.fibery.io/u/Michael_Ichter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 10:19am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/more-menu-button-on-files-is-hard-to-see/11169 "2026-08-13T10:19:50Z")
I thought I saw a message about this somewhere, but I couldn’t find it if it exists. The 3-dots button is not very visible on the pdf file. This is in the Windows desktop app in dark mode. Some more contrast with the… --- ## [File menu options, commenting, tooltip and expanded view](https://community.fibery.io/t/file-menu-options-commenting-tooltip-and-expanded-view/10185)
**Author:** [@Christopher\_Davy](https://community.fibery.io/u/Christopher_Davy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/file-menu-options-commenting-tooltip-and-expanded-view/10185 "2026-04-09T13:44:05Z")
I really appreciate the recent improvements to Fibery’s file handling. I’ve run into one usability issue that has caused some confusion for our team, along with three small feature suggestions. 1. Inconsistent ellipsis … --- ## [Media previews in table view (uploaded files and URL-based, e.g. Google Drive) — a critical requirement for large teams producing media at scale](https://community.fibery.io/t/media-previews-in-table-view-uploaded-files-and-url-based-e-g-google-drive-a-critical-requirement-for-large-teams-producing-media-at-scale/10275)
**Author:** [@ID.000](https://community.fibery.io/u/ID.000)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/media-previews-in-table-view-uploaded-files-and-url-based-e-g-google-drive-a-critical-requirement-for-large-teams-producing-media-at-scale/10275 "2026-04-05T14:32:29Z")
Context I work in a company with 1000+ employees, and I had to choose the most rational tool for my department of 150+ people. I went through the market very deeply, researching a large number of products. In my view, F… --- ## [Search entities based on the names of files inside in global search](https://community.fibery.io/t/search-entities-based-on-the-names-of-files-inside-in-global-search/10541)
**Author:** [@RonMakesSystems](https://community.fibery.io/u/RonMakesSystems)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/search-entities-based-on-the-names-of-files-inside-in-global-search/10541 "2026-03-13T12:03:27Z")
Searching for specific file names in Fibery right now is only possible within views. Ideally being able to search globally for entities, and for it show based on the names of files would be ideal. --- ## [Get File Size from Files Field](https://community.fibery.io/t/get-file-size-from-files-field/10540)
**Author:** [@RonMakesSystems](https://community.fibery.io/u/RonMakesSystems)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/get-file-size-from-files-field/10540 "2026-03-12T15:25:09Z")
In formulas, getting the File Size would be amazing. We face the 5mb limitation regularly, but it only gets thrown after we already try send it via email. If we could have a formula checks the file size, we can know abo… --- ## [\[DONE\] Upload file from table view](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-upload-file-from-table-view/5442)
**Author:** [@Eren\_Turgut](https://community.fibery.io/u/Eren_Turgut)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-upload-file-from-table-view/5442 "2026-03-12T13:30:47Z")
Would be really cool if it would be possible to upload files directly to the entity within table views and entity within entity view fields, e.g. a list view with “Files” field visible Maybe a visual feedback on hover t… --- ## [Improving the Files Field: Naming, Sharing, and Organization](https://community.fibery.io/t/improving-the-files-field-naming-sharing-and-organization/8486)
**Author:** [@Edan](https://community.fibery.io/u/Edan)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/improving-the-files-field-naming-sharing-and-organization/8486 "2026-02-19T19:28:06Z")
Right now, the File field is pretty painful to work with — so much so that we’re using a janky workaround involving automations and Google Drive just to handle basic use cases. Two improvements to seriously level up the… --- ## [Will changes be made to the "Avatar" field along with the new Files improvements?](https://community.fibery.io/t/will-changes-be-made-to-the-avatar-field-along-with-the-new-files-improvements/9875)
**Author:** [@RonMakesSystems](https://community.fibery.io/u/RonMakesSystems)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/will-changes-be-made-to-the-avatar-field-along-with-the-new-files-improvements/9875 "2026-01-18T18:03:13Z")
I believe the avatar field is just a single file field, no? Has it also been updated / is it planned to be updated with the new Files updates? I don’t personally use it much, but didn’t read about it anywhere recently s… --- ## [\[FIXED\] Not all pdfs have a thumbnail in files field](https://community.fibery.io/t/fixed-not-all-pdfs-have-a-thumbnail-in-files-field/10229)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Ichter](https://community.fibery.io/u/Michael_Ichter)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 5:56am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/fixed-not-all-pdfs-have-a-thumbnail-in-files-field/10229 "2026-01-09T05:56:18Z")
Not all of the pdfs have a thumbnail image of the document. I’m not sure what determines when a thumbnail is generated, but this seems like a bug to me. I expect all pdfs to have a thumbnail of the first page. This is in… --- ## [Show the "..." menu items on right click in files](https://community.fibery.io/t/show-the-menu-items-on-right-click-in-files/10099)
**Author:** [@RonMakesSystems](https://community.fibery.io/u/RonMakesSystems)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/show-the-menu-items-on-right-click-in-files/10099 "2025-11-26T14:54:49Z")
I’m guessing this is coming with the new Files unit in entity view, but in case not, adding it here. Right click almost always shows fibery menu, and not browser menu. In files there’s as exception at the moment. --- ## [Gallery and thumbnails never load](https://community.fibery.io/t/gallery-and-thumbnails-never-load/10079)
**Author:** [@AdVhPkgKad](https://community.fibery.io/u/AdVhPkgKad)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 8:04am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/gallery-and-thumbnails-never-load/10079 "2025-11-25T08:04:14Z")
I’ve been waiting for 10 mins for a thumbnail to generate. The file size is 18MB. Is it too large? --- ## [\[DONE\] Preview content of media or text-based files directly within lightbox without needing to download](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-preview-content-of-media-or-text-based-files-directly-within-lightbox-without-needing-to-download/6318)
**Author:** [@interr0bangr](https://community.fibery.io/u/interr0bangr)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-preview-content-of-media-or-text-based-files-directly-within-lightbox-without-needing-to-download/6318 "2025-11-20T14:43:50Z")
I wish that if a media (image, video, pdf, etc) or text based file (.txt, .js, .doc, etc) that has been uploaded to an entity was clicked on, I could preview/read it’s contents directly within the fibery interface instea… --- ## [\[DONE\] Multiple File Attachment Fields](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-multiple-file-attachment-fields/7461)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Denny](https://community.fibery.io/u/Lee_Denny)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-multiple-file-attachment-fields/7461 "2025-11-20T14:40:28Z")
Ability to have more than 1 file attachment field so that; Users can find the right document easily Users can have permission / visibility to access some files but not others In a forms you can make it mandatory to upl… --- ## [\[DONE\] Gallery View](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-gallery-view/4830)
**Author:** [@Yuri\_BC](https://community.fibery.io/u/Yuri_BC)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-gallery-view/4830 "2025-11-20T14:33:26Z")
I would like to propose the addition of a “Gallery View”. This view would display entities as a predefined number of blocks arranged horizontally, much like a grid. However, unlike a Kanban board, it would not have the f… --- ## [October 23, 2025 / 🦕 Multiple Files Fields per Database and some unexpected improvements](https://community.fibery.io/t/october-23-2025-multiple-files-fields-per-database-and-some-unexpected-improvements/9871)
**Author:** [@mdubakov](https://community.fibery.io/u/mdubakov)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/october-23-2025-multiple-files-fields-per-database-and-some-unexpected-improvements/9871 "2025-11-13T14:24:14Z")
Multiple Files Fields per Database Now (and finally!) you can add multiple File Fields to any database and define whether each field allows one or many files. Previously, only a single File Field was supported, which cre… --- ## [\[DONE\] Download all files from file field](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-download-all-files-from-file-field/8323)
**Author:** [@RonMakesSystems](https://community.fibery.io/u/RonMakesSystems)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-download-all-files-from-file-field/8323 "2025-11-06T14:31:18Z")
I think its straight forward, and the “…” is already there in the field header. Aware this might be harder to implement in back end (with zipping?). But would be handy when there are multiple files attached that need dow… --- ## [Is there a way to duplicate/assign files when creating an entity in an automation?](https://community.fibery.io/t/is-there-a-way-to-duplicate-assign-files-when-creating-an-entity-in-an-automation/4831)
**Author:** [@njyo](https://community.fibery.io/u/njyo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/is-there-a-way-to-duplicate-assign-files-when-creating-an-entity-in-an-automation/4831 "2025-10-30T14:46:27Z")
So I have an email integration and automation that allows people to reach out and register via email. If they send an email to a given address, I want to automatically create an additional entity and attach any attachmen… --- ## [Enable file field to be a "where" filter in the action trigger of automations](https://community.fibery.io/t/enable-file-field-to-be-a-where-filter-in-the-action-trigger-of-automations/8366)
**Author:** [@tycecycle](https://community.fibery.io/u/tycecycle)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/enable-file-field-to-be-a-where-filter-in-the-action-trigger-of-automations/8366 "2025-10-30T14:31:06Z")
I wanted to set up an automation that would trigger whenever an email entity from the email integration gets linked to a job candidate entity in another database, and if and only if there’s an attachment to the email tha… --- ## [Copy file to another entity](https://community.fibery.io/t/copy-file-to-another-entity/4139)
**Author:** [@Eren\_Turgut](https://community.fibery.io/u/Eren_Turgut)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/copy-file-to-another-entity/4139 "2025-10-30T14:26:53Z")
Use case: Invoices come in via email. Within the Email/Message database there is a button “Create invoice”, which prompts the user for some input (invoice date, number, amount, and so on) and then creates an entity in … --- ## [Extract raw text from attached file](https://community.fibery.io/t/extract-raw-text-from-attached-file/9199)
**Author:** [@Yuri\_BC](https://community.fibery.io/u/Yuri_BC)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/extract-raw-text-from-attached-file/9199 "2025-07-14T16:08:40Z")
It would be extremely helpful to have this simple automation action: Extract raw text from attached file --- ## [Images in Files on entity do not fit / show proper thumbnails](https://community.fibery.io/t/images-in-files-on-entity-do-not-fit-show-proper-thumbnails/5871)
**Author:** [@mvnrsa](https://community.fibery.io/u/mvnrsa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/images-in-files-on-entity-do-not-fit-show-proper-thumbnails/5871 "2024-02-19T16:17:45Z")
Images can be attached to entities under Files and can be used as cover images (aka gallery view) and that works great. BUT multiple images do not scale to fit in the Files section. This is really ugly for things like … --- ## [Add files to the object from the clipboard](https://community.fibery.io/t/add-files-to-the-object-from-the-clipboard/317)
**Author:** [@Eugene\_Vabishchevich](https://community.fibery.io/u/Eugene_Vabishchevich)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2025, 11:41am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/add-files-to-the-object-from-the-clipboard/317 "2025-09-30T11:41:42Z")
When I copy the image or file it’s good to open the task (or other object) and just paste it by CMD+V. --- ## [\[DONE\] Files preview in Views](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-files-preview-in-views/4467)
**Author:** [@Fab](https://community.fibery.io/u/Fab)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 8:04am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/done-files-preview-in-views/4467 "2023-05-22T08:04:00Z")
Excellent! A bit off-topic, but are we considering implementing this preview for the table as well? --- ## [Manage all files on workspace](https://community.fibery.io/t/manage-all-files-on-workspace/9660)
**Author:** [@Wilco\_Boode](https://community.fibery.io/u/Wilco_Boode)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 5:02am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/manage-all-files-on-workspace/9660 "2025-09-25T05:02:22Z")
When we upload files or images, can we somewhere see an overview of all files that are connected to our workspace? Sometimes we upload some temporary images or files, and it feels like those just stay there unnecessaril… --- ## [Orphan Files from API Uploads Inaccessible in UI](https://community.fibery.io/t/orphan-files-from-api-uploads-inaccessible-in-ui/8668)
**Author:** [@Yuri\_BC](https://community.fibery.io/u/Yuri_BC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2025, 7:47am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/orphan-files-from-api-uploads-inaccessible-in-ui/8668 "2025-04-27T07:47:15Z")
When files are uploaded via /api/files or /api/files/from-url but not attached to an entity’s Files/Files field, they become “orphan” files, as noted in the File API documentation: “there is no place on UI where you can … --- ## [Email Files from a Comment](https://community.fibery.io/t/email-files-from-a-comment/5787)
**Author:** [@ccollins](https://community.fibery.io/u/ccollins)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 12:16am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/email-files-from-a-comment/5787 "2025-04-02T00:16:55Z")
Currently you can only attach files to email actions via the File field. It would be amazing to be able to attach files from the latest comment. Example of this flow: Person A writes a comment saying “please look at t… --- ## [Search for "Files" and within them (pdf text)](https://community.fibery.io/t/search-for-files-and-within-them-pdf-text/5331)
**Author:** [@dukevannori](https://community.fibery.io/u/dukevannori)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/search-for-files-and-within-them-pdf-text/5331 "2022-01-28T23:33:03Z")
Hi, I was wondering if there is a way to collect all linked files of all entities and search through them. Lately i was searching a lot for pdf-files we linked to tasks but wasnt able to find them by task name - as it … --- ## [Table/list view for files related list](https://community.fibery.io/t/table-list-view-for-files-related-list/2019)
**Author:** [@Eugene\_Vabishchevich](https://community.fibery.io/u/Eugene_Vabishchevich)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/table-list-view-for-files-related-list/2019 "2024-07-18T16:35:46Z")
If an entity has many files it’s very hard to find the right one. We usually use CMD+F to find it :slight\_smile: It would be great to select the type of view for files. --- ## [How to get/create a list of all files from database](https://community.fibery.io/t/how-to-get-create-a-list-of-all-files-from-database/3406)
**Author:** [@masp](https://community.fibery.io/u/masp)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2022, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/how-to-get-create-a-list-of-all-files-from-database/3406 "2022-10-18T23:44:05Z")
I’ve seen some similar questions, but not this specific question, so I’m asking it here: is it possible to access (or create a view that gives) a list of all the files attached to all entities within a database? Ideally… [Next page](https://community.fibery.io/tag/files/45.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=files)