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Manage your files

Last updated: September 3, 2025

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After uploading files to the files tool in HubSpot, you can organize your files with folders. 

If you want to restrict access to a specific file or folder, learn how to partition your files and folders. To manage your individual files, learn how to manage your individual file details.

Review, search, and filter your files in list view

To find specific files, you can search by the file's name, description, or keywords. You can also filter your files by file type. Learn more about managing your file's description and keywords.

  1. In your HubSpot account, navigate to Content > Files.
  2. To switch to your list view, click the listView list icon in the top right.

  3. To sort your file by name, file size, format, or last update date, click the column header
  4. In the top search bar, enter the name, description, or keywords for the file you want to locate. 
  5. To filter your files by category, click the All types dropdown menu, then select a category. Categories include Images, Documents, Audio, All videos, Videos with advanced features, and Videos without advanced features. Learn more about videos with advanced features.
  6. To filter your files by the date uploaded (BETA), click the Uploaded date dropdown menu and set your Date range
  7. To filter your files by the user who uploaded the file (BETA), click the Uploaded by dropdown menu and select the checkboxes next to the users that you'd like to filter by. 
  8. To filter your files by status, click the File status dropdown menu and select Active files or Archived files
  9. To filter by a file's extension type:
    • In the top search bar, enter the file extension (e.g., jpg, pdf, mp3) in the top search bar.
    • You can also include the file's name in your search, separated by a space. For example, entering dog png in the search bar would result in all png files that have titles that include the text dog.

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Review, search, and filter your files in grid view 

You can also search, filter, and review your files in a grid view. This is recommended when reviewing image or video files. 

  1. In your HubSpot account, navigate to Content > Files.
  2. To switch to a grid view, click the grid board icon in the top right.

  3. In the top search bar, enter the name, description, or keywords for the file you want to locate. 
  4. To filter your files by category, click the All types dropdown menu, then select a category. Categories include Images, Documents, Audio, All videos, Videos with advanced features, and Videos without advanced features. Learn more about videos with advanced features.
  5. To sort your files by status, click the File status dropdown menu and select Active files or Archived files
  6. To filter by a file's extension type:
    • In the top search bar, enter the file extension (e.g., jpg, pdf, mp3) in the top search bar.
    • You can also include the file's name in your search, separated by a space. For example, entering dog png in the search bar would result in all png files that have titles that include the text dog.
  7. To remove your filters, in the top left, click Browse all files
  8. To sort your files, click the dropdown menu in the top right, and select your sorting criteria. You can sort files based on file name, file size, last update date, and file format. 
     

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Organize files in folders

To organize your files with folders:

  1. In your HubSpot account, navigate to Content > Files.
  2. From the files dashboard, in the top right, click Create folder.
  3. In the dialog box, enter a name for your folder, then click Save.
  4. After creating your folder, you can browse through your files or use the search bar at the top to search by file name.
  5. To move a file to a folder, hover over a file and click Actions. Then, select Move.

     

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  1. Select the folder you want to move the file to and click Move.
  2. You can also move files in bulk by selecting the checkboxes next to the file names, and clicking Move at the top of the table.
  3. After adding your files to a folder, you can restrict access to individual files or the overall folder

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Export your files

To export your files in a .zip folder:

  1. In your HubSpot account, navigate to Content > Files.
  2. In the table, select the checkboxes next to the files and folders that you'd like to export. You can navigate between pages when selecting your files. 
  3. At the top, click Export (ZIP).
  4. In the dialog box, click the dropdown menu and select the users that you'd like to receive a download link. 
  5. Click Export. Once the export is processed, you'll receive a download link through email and in the notification center.

Please note: to export files, you must have super admin permissions. 


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