# Pydio Cells 2: How to add files not from the web based uploader

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**Category:** Pydio Cells\
**Created:** [April 22, 2021, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/pydio-cells-2-how-to-add-files-not-from-the-web-based-uploader/3826 "2021-04-22T00:40:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![yukirin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/forum.pydio.com/yukirin/32/989_2.png) [@yukirin](https://forum.pydio.com/u/yukirin)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/pydio-cells-2-how-to-add-files-not-from-the-web-based-uploader/3826/1 "2021-04-22T00:40:12Z")

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I am currently trying to convert the traditional windows file sharing of my small network at home to pydio cells.

How can I move the data directly using windows file explorer and have Pydio Cells automatically index/detect them?

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**Author:** ![yukirin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/forum.pydio.com/yukirin/32/989_2.png) [@yukirin](https://forum.pydio.com/u/yukirin)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/pydio-cells-2-how-to-add-files-not-from-the-web-based-uploader/3826/2 "2021-04-22T00:42:32Z")

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I got it, it’s on console and I can sync datasources

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/uploads/pydio/original/2X/6/61f19fa52ec15fd4250db51aea351adba0e831fd.png) [@system](https://forum.pydio.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/pydio-cells-2-how-to-add-files-not-from-the-web-based-uploader/3826/3 "2021-05-03T06:43:18Z")

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