Answers.Body: <p>Yes, after uploading via FTP, you will need to tell Craft to go and index the new assets: <strong>Settings</strong> > <strong>Tools</strong> > <strong>Update Asset Indexes</strong></p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Why don't you just upload them through the filemanager?</p>
  
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Answers.Text: I just noticed you can drag them all in in batch which is nice. That should work. But I also have a case of a large file that wont seem to upload it just hangs...
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Answers.Text: you can set the upload limit in your general config file. If your image keeps hanging it's most likely that you have to adjust your upload limit there.
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Body: <p>Is it possible to upload assets into the folders listed in the asset section on the server manually/directly? And then "sync up" the system so the ui sees these?</p>
  
  <p>Used to be able to do this in expression engine via a sync button and i don't see how to do that here, but perhaps im missing the trick?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>
  
Tags: <assets>
Title: Upload Assets Manually
ThreadText: # Upload Assets Manually
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-03-31)
  
  Is it possible to upload assets into the folders listed in the asset section on the server manually/directly? And then "sync up" the system so the ui sees these?
  
  Used to be able to do this in expression engine via a sync button and i don't see how to do that here, but perhaps im missing the trick?
  
  Thanks
  
  **Tags:** assets
  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2016-03-31. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
  
  Yes, after uploading via FTP, you will need to tell Craft to go and index the new assets: **Settings** > **Tools** > **Update Asset Indexes**
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2016-03-31. Score: 0
  
  Why don't you just upload them through the filemanager?
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: I just noticed you can drag them all in in batch which is nice. That should work. But I also have a case of a large file that wont seem to upload it just hangs...  
  > **username_2**: you can set the upload limit in your general config file. If your image keeps hanging it's most likely that you have to adjust your upload limit there.  
  
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