First steps
Import your folder tree by drag and drop, follow the upload, then organize your folders.
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Everything starts with a drag and drop of your folder tree.
Importing a folder tree from your file explorer
From the My space page, or from any container (client, project, folder), drag and drop a folder directly from Windows Explorer, Finder, or your Linux file manager. Comiror reproduces the tree exactly:
- Each subfolder on your machine becomes a folder.
- Each file becomes a file, stored in its folder. 3D parts (STEP, IGES, STL, GLB), drawings (DXF, DWG), PDFs and images open in the browser; the rest, Office documents included, are stored, versioned, shared and downloadable as-is.
- Only dangerous files (executables) are rejected; hidden system files (such as .DS_Store or Thumbs.db) are ignored.
During the import
Once dropped, the Import files window opens in two steps. It first shows the detected tree: you can remove items, say whether each folder is a client, a project, a plain folder or one of your own types, and grant access (default level, invited people) before starting the upload. It then shows overall progress and the state of each file: a failed file can be retried (Retry) or replaced, without redoing the whole upload.
After the import: formats that need preparing
Some formats aren’t displayed as-is and are prepared on our servers: a DWG is converted into a viewable drawing, a STEP or IGES part into a 3D model. This takes anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes depending on the file.
While this happens, the file opens on Preparing the display, and the page updates itself as soon as it’s ready: there’s nothing to do. If it shows Cannot display, the message explains why, and a Retry button restarts the operation. In every case, your original file stays intact and downloadable: only its viewable version is missing, never the file itself.
Organizing after the import
Once an upload is done, you can turn an imported folder into a client or a project from the context menu (right-click → Transform…). No forced path: your tree lives, and you give it business meaning as you go.
A finished project is archived from the same menu (Archive): it leaves the drive and the Calendar, with nothing lost and nothing locked. You find it again in Archives, through search or by its link, and put it back in one click (Restore).
Current limits
The dropped tree is scanned up to ten levels deep: beyond that, deeper items aren’t picked up by the import window.
Each file has a maximum size depending on its format:
| Format | Maximum size |
|---|---|
| STEP, IGES | 200 MB |
| STL | 150 MB |
| GLB, DWG | 100 MB |
| PDF, DXF, Office documents | 50 MB |
| Images | 25 MB |
| Other files (native CAD, archives) | 500 MB |
Beyond that, the file is flagged in the import window and isn’t sent. Your total storage then depends on your plan: see the Pricing page.
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