# Upload files and follow your transfers

Upload files, photos and folders from your phone with the Drime app, choose what happens with duplicates, and pause, resume or retry your transfers.

Updated: 2026-10-22  
Source: https://drime.cloud/support/mobile/upload-and-transfers

You can upload files from your phone at any time, and follow every upload and download in **Transfers**.

## Upload files

1. Open the folder where the files should go, then tap the + button.

2. Choose what to add.

   **Upload files** for any file, **Upload photos** for your photos and videos, **Upload folder** for a whole folder (Android only), **Scan files** to scan a document, **Take photo** to take one now, or **Create folder**.

3. Pick the items on your phone.

   The upload starts at once. On iPhone, **Transfers** opens so you can follow it.

On Android, the uploaded files keep their original names and the location of your photos.

The app sets no file size limit. Uploads stop only when your Drime storage is full.

To scan a document into a PDF, see [Scan documents with your phone](https://drime.cloud/support/mobile/scan-documents). To send files to Drime from another app, see [Use Drime from the Files app and other apps](https://drime.cloud/support/mobile/files-app-and-share-to-drime).

## When a file with the same name exists

If the folder already has a file with that name, the app asks what to do: **Replace existing file**, **Keep both files** or **Skip file**. Tick **Apply to all duplicated files** to use the same answer for the next files.

To choose a default, go to **Settings** \> **Duplicate uploads**. **Ask each time** asks you every time. **Apply to automatic backup** sets whether the same choice applies to your photo backup (on by default).

## Follow your transfers

Tap your avatar, then **Transfers**. It has two tabs: **In progress** and **Failed**.

From the ⋮ menu, you can:

- **Pause all** and **Resume all**;
- **Retry failed** transfers;
- **Clear uploaded** items from the list;
- **Cancel all**.

You can also pause a single transfer from its row.

The app uploads up to 6 files at once. Large files are sent in parts, with retries if the connection drops.

## Uploads in the background

Uploads go on when you leave the app:

- on Android, a notification shows the upload in progress. For long uploads, you can also turn on **Priority background service** in **Settings** \> **Backup**;
- on both systems, the app also resumes pending uploads regularly, about every 15 minutes.

**Auto-resume transfers** is on by default: an upload interrupted by the network starts again on its own.

## Where downloads go

When you download a file, photos and videos go to your phone's gallery. Other files go to the Downloads folder on Android, or to Documents \> Downloads in the Files app on iPhone. **Saved to device** confirms the download.

## If it doesn't work

| What you see | What to do |
| --- | --- |
| Transfers in **Failed** | Tap **Retry failed** in the ⋮ menu of **Transfers**. Check your connection first. |
| Uploads stop | Your Drime storage may be full. Free up space or choose a larger plan. |
| **Upload folder** is missing | Uploading a whole folder is available on Android only. On iPhone, select the files of the folder instead. |

## Next steps

- [Manage your files in the app](https://drime.cloud/support/mobile/manage-files)
- [Back up your phone's photos and videos](https://drime.cloud/support/mobile/back-up-your-photos)
- [Scan documents with your phone](https://drime.cloud/support/mobile/scan-documents)