# Uploading a file that already exists

What Drime does when you upload a file with the same name as one already in the folder, and how Replace, Keep both and Skip affect your files.

Updated: 2026-10-19  
Source: https://drime.cloud/support/drive/uploading-a-file-that-already-exists

When you upload a file whose name is already used in the destination folder, Drime shows **Duplicate Files Found** and asks what to do. Choose an option, then click **Continue**.

![The Duplicate Files Found dialog with the options Replace existing file, Keep both files and Skip file](https://drime.cloud/media/01M590K81F1Q2Q29AEH9ZY2CSJ/691673ad1275-web-drive-duplicate-files-dialog.png)

## Your three choices

| Option | What happens |
| --- | --- |
| **Replace existing file** | The upload becomes a new version of the existing file. The previous content is kept in the file's version history. |
| **Keep both files** | The new file is added with a number in its name, for example `Report (1).pdf`. |
| **Skip file** | The file is not uploaded. |

To use the same choice for every duplicate in this upload, tick **Apply to all duplicated files**. Drime remembers that choice in this browser for your next uploads. When files are skipped this way, a message offers **Ask me next time** if you want the question back.

You can also set this in advance, or go back to being asked: open **Settings** \> **General** \> **Customisation** and, under **Duplicate files**, choose **Always ask me what to do**, **Replace the existing file**, **Keep both files - a number is added to the filename** or **Skip the file - it will not be uploaded**. This setting is the same choice Drime remembers in this browser.

The Drime mobile app has its own duplicate setting, with the same four choices: see [Upload files and follow your transfers](https://drime.cloud/support/mobile/upload-and-transfers#duplicates).

## Good to know

- Names must match exactly, including upper and lower case: `report.pdf` and `Report.pdf` are different files.
- **Replace existing file** never deletes your previous content right away. You can go back to it from **File versions**: see [Restore a previous version of a file](https://drime.cloud/support/drive/restore-a-previous-version).
- A file keeps up to 10 versions. When an 11th is added, the oldest is removed.
- Earlier versions count toward your storage.