File Management

PropellerDeck gives you two ways to get files into a workspace and a dedicated File Browser for managing everything once it's there. Files are always scoped to the workspace they were added to — they don't appear in other workspaces.

Uploading Files

Drag and Drop in the File Browser

1. Click the File Browser tab in the workspace panel.
2. Drag one or more files from your computer and drop them anywhere in the file browser area.
3. The files will upload and appear in your current folder immediately.

Attaching Files via Chat

1. Open the Chat tab.
2. Click the paperclip icon (📎) in the message input area.
3. Select the file you want to attach from your computer.
4. The file will upload and be attached to your next message. The agent can read and work with the file as part of that conversation.

Files uploaded via the chat attachment flow are also stored in the workspace file storage and will appear in the File Browser.

Using the File Browser

The File Browser tab provides a full view of all files in the workspace. From here you can:

• Navigate folders — click into folders to explore the hierarchy, or use the breadcrumb trail at the top to navigate back up.
• Search — use the search bar to find files by name across all folders in the workspace.
• Filter — use the filter controls to narrow the view by file type (documents, images, spreadsheets, etc.) or by source (uploaded manually, synced from cloud, attached via chat).

File Operations

Right-click any file or select it and use the action menu to access the following operations:

• Download — save a copy of the file to your computer.
• Rename — give the file a new name.
• Delete — permanently remove the file from the workspace. If cloud sync is active, the deletion will also cascade to the connected Dropbox or Google Drive folder.
• Move — drag the file into a different folder to reorganise your workspace.

You can also create new folders directly in the File Browser to keep your files organised.

Cloud Sync and Deletions

If your workspace is connected to Dropbox or Google Drive, be aware that deleting a file in the File Browser removes it from the cloud folder as well. This behaviour is intentional to keep both sides in sync, but it means deletions are not easily reversible. For more on how sync works, see Cloud Sync.