# Files, folders and versions

> Upload any file of any kind, keep every version of it, and find what Benchy made for you.

Canonical: https://benchy.world/docs/files-and-versions
Last updated: 2026-10-10

## Upload files [#upload]

Drag files or whole folders into a project, or choose **Upload**, then **Upload files** or **Upload folder**. Any kind of file works, up to 2 GiB each, and folders keep their structure. Files you add to a canvas or a chat are saved in the project too, so there is only ever one copy. Uploads count against the workspace's storage; see [Credits and plans](https://benchy.world/docs/credits-and-plans).

## Previews [#previews]

3D models turn in a viewer — STL, 3MF, OBJ, GLB, glTF and USDZ directly, and STEP once Benchy has prepared a view of it. Images, video and audio play in place, and text, Markdown and CSV show their contents. Anything else shows its name, size and type, and downloads as it is.

## Versions [#versions]

Uploading a file with the same name into the same folder adds a version instead of a second file; so does changing a file in a folder Benchy Desktop has open, or asking Benchy to edit it. Open **Versions** on a file to see each one, download an older one, or choose **Make current**.

Each version says where it came from, such as Made in chat “Bracket plan” with Claude, via blender_render, or names the app that uploaded it. A version published on World is marked **Published on World**. See [Publish and sell on World](https://benchy.world/docs/selling).

## Folders and links [#folders-and-links]

Arrange, rename and move files and folders freely. **Add link** keeps a web page next to the files, such as a tutorial or a supplier's page; links travel with the files when you share or download a folder.

## My files [#my-files]

Every member has one private **My files** folder in each workspace, for files that aren't in a project yet. It has no `BENCHY.md`.

## Made by Benchy [#made-by-benchy]

Each project, and My files, has a **Made by Benchy** folder for everything Benchy makes: generated images, videos and 3D models, exports and print files. What's in it is ordinary files — move, share and version them like any other.

## Files from your other accounts [#from-connections]

A file you use from a connection, such as Google Drive, is copied into your **My files** with a link back to the original. **Update** brings a newer original in as a new version. See [Connections](https://benchy.world/docs/connections).

## Download all [#download-all]

**Download all** on a project or folder gives one zip, named after the project, with its folder structure, the current version of each file, and its links in `links.md`. The browser builds it as it downloads, so large projects work too. People with a download share link can do the same.

## Delete and restore [#delete]

**Move to trash** puts a file or folder in the project's trash, where anyone who can edit the project can restore it for 30 days. After that it goes for good — except a version published on World, which stays with its listing for the people who got it.

> **A chat remembers the version, not the file**
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> A chat records which version of a file it mentioned. If that version is deleted later, the chat says it is no longer available.