How to upload files and folders into Sharepoint Site?

How to upload documents and files to a modern SharePoint site

One advantage of using the modern experience in SharePoint is how easier it is to use than its classic counterpart.

For example, uploading documents and files is literally a drag-and-drop away.

Navigate to the library in your SharePoint site where you want to upload the document and file.

Then, open Windows Explorer. Find your document (or file) and drag it to the tab that shows your library.

If the drag-and-drop method is unconventional for you, you can always resort to using the traditional Upload button.

Simply click on the Upload button on the library and select the type of file you want to upload.

A Windows Explorer will open where you can select the file or document you want to upload to your SharePoint library.

If your library doesn’t look like the screenshots you see above, then you’re in the classic version.

How to upload documents and files to a classic SharePoint site

For those who operate a classic site, your only choice is to manually upload a file or document.

Some classic sites may show an indication that you can use drag-and-drop on them since they’re created through the modern experience.

For that reason, I’m only going to show how to use the manual option since the drag-and-drop feature typically works the same.

Navigate to your classic SharePoint library first and click on the Upload button.

A window will appear on the browser where you can choose the file and even add some comments on it.

Simply click on the OK button to continue with the upload.

Note that unlike in the modern experience, you can’t upload an empty file, document, or folder to a classic library.

If you do so, you will get an upload error like the one below:

How to upload large files and documents to a library

Can you upload multiple files and documents at once with large sizes?

Yes, with some limitations. You can even upload multiple folders at once to your SharePoint library using the methods you learned earlier.

The reason why I mentioned “limited” is that there are three requirements when moving and copying multiple files in a single operation:

1. The upload must be less than 100 GB in total file size
2. The upload must have less than 30,000 files
3. Each file or document must be less than 15 GB in size

Furthermore, you may also face the error below after uploading the files:

This is due to the 5,000-item limit threshold in SharePoint in displaying the vast amount of information.