Folder import and dedup
Preview folders or zip archives before upload; choose how to handle duplicates. Your folder stays local — Mind indexes text in the cloud.
Before you start
- Signed in, notebook open.
- Mac, Windows, or Hub for folder/zip preview (mobile: single-file picker with batch caps).
Steps
- 1
Open Add sources → Files → Import folder (Mac/Windows/Hub) or drop a .zip on Hub.
- 2
Preview lists files with size, duplicate-name hints, and already-indexed badges (SHA-256 fingerprint).
- 3
Select files to upload — Hub/desktop allow up to 200 per batch; mobile caps at 50 files.
- 4
Choose duplicate policy: Skip (keep existing source), Replace (re-ingest same source id), or Allow (create with duplicate_of link).
- 5
Upload sends bytes once; server extracts text/chunks/embeddings into Postgres — not a folder mirror.
- 6
Optional origin metadata (local path, cloud file id) is stored for refresh — chat always reads indexed text.
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Oversize single file? Trial ~64 MB, Pro ~200 MB — use Hub for large archives.
Common mistakes
- We never claim to «copy your folder» — only indexed content powers chat and Studio.
- Skip duplicates is best for re-running folder sync; Replace when the file changed on disk.
- Mobile import limit alert links to Hub Mind for large batches.