Upload a ZIP file and SDX unpacks folders and files right away: with a preview before the import and in the folder structure you bring along.
The difference
Drag the slider: file by file on the left, one package that SDX unpacks for you on the right.
Drag the slider or use the arrow keys
How it works
From a bundled package to a finished folder structure, without touching every file one by one.
Upload the ZIP file into the folder you want, or straight into the base folder of a space.
The import dialog shows all files and folders up front. Choose what should be unpacked.
SDX keeps the original folder structure. If you like, empty folders are kept too.
Preview and partial selection
Try it: tick folders on or off and see right away what arrives in SDX.
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Additive upload
Importing again never overwrites blindly: it replaces, adds and leaves everything else untouched.
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Business value
One package instead of many single uploads: faster, easier to follow and safer.
Many files and folders can be transferred in bundles via one ZIP file instead of uploading single files one after another.
Bundled import and download can reduce the manual effort of file transfers.
The secure ZIP model prevents ZIP bombs.
The visible preview helps you check before the import which content is taken over.
Complex external content structures can be synchronised with fewer errors.
External systems that use ZIP as a transport medium are easier to integrate. ZIP files serve as a bundled exchange format for uploads.
Use cases
Seven situations in which a bundled import makes everyday work easier.
Calculations, permits, lease contracts and technical reports are imported as a ZIP into the intended project area in one step.
Contracts, correspondence, receipts and expert reports from several subfolders arrive sorted by topic in the matching project area.
ZIP files with maintenance documents that arrive regularly are unpacked together, without uploading every file one by one.
Print-ready PDFs, images, layouts and other production documents stay available in one place with their folder structure.
On import, files with the same name are replaced and new ones added. Other existing files stay in place.
The import dialog shows the content up front, so you can take over just the parts you need.
Acceptance records, final plans, reports and correspondence land in the intended archive folders when folder names match.
Functions
From the preview to importing whole spaces.
ZIP files are uploaded to SDX and their contents (folders, files) are unpacked right away.
Before the import, a list of the contained files and folders is shown.
The import dialog lets you choose which contents of a ZIP file to unpack.
The original folder structure is kept when unpacking.
Replaces existing files with the same name, keeps their permissions, adds new ones and removes nothing.
The import dialog lets you optionally keep empty folders during the import.
Importing whole spaces and their contents is possible with one click.
Uploading very many files is optimised: faster, lower latency, fewer requests and fewer permission updates in the system.
Users can upload many files in complex folder structures in a single step.
Security and limits
ZIP Upload follows the same limits as a single upload and protects from ZIP bombs.
FAQ
ZIP Upload lets you upload a ZIP file and import the files it contains through a dialog of its own.
Yes. The import views include a preview of the files and folders.
Yes, you can select the option “Keep empty folders”.
The limits are applied in the same way as for a single upload. Archives over 2 GB with thousands of files can be uploaded as well.
We prevent ZIP bombs through the secure ZIP implementation.
Yes, the folder structure is kept.
Yes. You can also import and unpack ZIP files directly in the base folder of a space.
Demo
We'll show you ZIP Upload live in SDX, with your folders and your documents.