{"id":481,"date":"2024-12-04T15:55:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T15:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=481"},"modified":"2026-03-20T15:09:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:09:23","slug":"upload-first-pictures","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/faq\/upload-first-pictures","title":{"rendered":"How to upload my first files?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After you&#8217;ve&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/sign-up\"><u>signed up<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;for your free picdrop account there are many ways to upload your files to picdrop:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Drag &amp; Drop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply mark the files or folders you want to upload in Apple Finder or Windows Explorer and drag them\u00a0<em>anywhere<\/em>\u00a0in your open gallery. (No need to drag them on the\u00a0hint field for the &#8220;Drag &amp; Drop&#8221; upload.) Then release your mouse button. Your upload starts immediately without you having to do anything else. You can check the status of your upload on the bottom right. Additionally you find the FAQ for folder-uploads right here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/faq\/wie-kann-ich-ganze-ordner-und-ordnerstrukturen-zu-picdrop-hochladen\">How do I upload folders and folder structures to picdrop?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use the upload button<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the hint field for the &#8220;Drag &amp; Drop&#8221; upload you will also find a classic upload button (yellow). By clicking on it, you can search in your Finder or Explorer and also select several files at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Via FTP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>only for accounts created before June 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also manage and organize your galleries and files via FTP. You will find the login data in your registration mail and instructions on how to set up your FTP program in the FAQ section&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/faq\/how-do-i-setup-my-ftp-client\">&#8220;How do I set up my FTP program correctly?&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lightroom export<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Important info about the Lightroom plugin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upload via Lightroom is automatically enabled for picdrop accounts registered before June 2022. If your account was created after June 2022, you won&#8217;t find the plugin in your account settings. But don&#8217;t worry: if you can&#8217;t do without the Lightroom plugin for your work, please email us at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:hello@picdrop.com\">hello@picdrop.com<\/a>&nbsp;and we&#8217;ll be happy to help.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/faq\/upload-first-pictures\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"template":"","faq-category":[26,67],"class_list":["post-481","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","faq-category-first-steps","faq-category-most-asked-questions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.picdrop.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq-category?post=481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}