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title: "Upload Files to a Folder | Microsoft Docs"
ms.date: 06/17/2019
ms.prod: reporting-services
ms.prod_service: "reporting-services-native"
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  - "publishing reports [Reporting Services], uploading files"
  - "reports [Reporting Services], publishing"
  - "uploading reports [Reporting Services]"
  - "uploading files [Reporting Services]"
  - "files [Reporting Services], uploading"
  - "files [Reporting Services]"
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# Upload Files to a Folder
  You can upload files from the file system and store them as managed items in a report server database. What happens when you upload a file depends on the file type.  
  
-   Uploading an .rdl file is equivalent to publishing a report.  
  
-   Uploading any other file adds it to the report server database as a single binary object. These files are published to a report server as a resource. Resources can be any file type. If the file extension matches a known MIME type, an icon for that MIME type is used to identify the resource type. Otherwise, a generic file icon indicates a resource.  
  
    >[!NOTE]  
    >You cannot upload a report data source (.rds) file to create a shared data source. An .rds file is used only in Report Designer. It cannot provide the content for a shared data source item that you define and manage through the web portal. As an alternative to uploading, you can write a script that creates a shared data source based on a .rds file.  
  
 The maximum file size for uploaded items is 2 GB, and can be set using the MaxFileSizeMb property in [!INCLUDE[ssManStudio](../../includes/ssmanstudio-md.md)].  
  
 Visually, files that you upload to a report server database are represented in the folder hierarchy with the following icons.  
  
  ![Report Server uploadable file icons](../../reporting-services/report-server/media/upload-files-to-a-folder/report-server-uploadable-file-icons.png)
  
 When you upload a file, it is always placed in the folder that is currently selected. You can navigate to the folder that you want to contain the item first, or you can upload a file and then move it to a final location later.  
  
 To upload a file, use the web portal. Whether you can upload files to a report server depends on tasks that are part of your role assignment. If you are using default security, local administrators can add items to a report server. If My Reports is enabled, any user who has a My Reports folder has permission to upload items to that folder. If you use custom role assignments, the role assignment must include tasks that support folder management.  
  
|To do this|Include these tasks|  
|----------------|-------------------------|  
|Upload an .rdl file to a folder|Manage reports|  
|Upload any file as a binary object|Manage resources|  
|View the contents of a folder|View resources, View reports|  
  
## See also  
 [The web portal of a report server (SSRS Native Mode)](../../reporting-services/web-portal-ssrs-native-mode.md)  
 [Granting Permissions on a Native Mode Report Server](../../reporting-services/security/granting-permissions-on-a-native-mode-report-server.md)   
 [Tasks and Permissions](../../reporting-services/security/tasks-and-permissions.md)   
 [Upload a File or Report in the Report Server](../../reporting-services/reports/upload-a-file-or-report-report-manager.md)