Upload files to your tasks to add context.

What you'll need

• Task attachments are available on every ClickUp plan.
• Guests can upload attachments.
• Attachments added by users who have been removed from the Workspace are not deleted.
• The maximum file size you can attach to a task is 1GB.
  • If you need to upload a file larger than 1GB, consider using one of our Cloud Storage options.
• Tasks can have up to 1,000 attachments.
• To upload a folder to a task, you'll need to compress it into a .zip file first.

Add attachments

You can attach files to the attachments section by dragging and dropping them onto the left side of the task.

Or, from the attachments section:

1. Click Upload.
   Or, in the upper-right, click the plus icon and select Upload files.

2. Select files to upload.

Attachments in comments

Dragging and dropping files on the right side of the task inserts them into a new comment.

Alternatively, you can click the attachments icon when drafting a comment to upload files.

Attachments in comments are also displayed in the attachments section on the left side of a task.

View all attachments

To view every task attachment, scroll down to the attachments section, or click the quick link.

Click an attachment to preview it.

Delete attachments

If you no longer need an attachment, you can delete it from the task.

Deleted attachments cannot be recovered from the Trash.

To delete an attachment, from the Attachments section of the task:

1. Hover over an attachment.
2. Click the ellipsis ... icon.
3. Click Delete.

Learn how to delete attachments in List Info, Docs, and Notepad.

Custom Field attachments

Use the Files Custom Field to add and organize files directly from a List view.

Attach one or multiple files to a single column, or create multiple columns to fit your workflow.

Delete an attachment from List view

To delete an attachment from a column in List view:

1. Next to the file you want to delete, click the plus icon.
2. In the attachment preview section of the menu, click the x icon next to the attachment you want to delete.

Attach files from cloud storage

You can attach files to tasks from Cloud storage apps.

Download all attachments

Download all your task attachments into a zipped file for easy sharing.

Rename attachments 

To rename an attachment:

1. In the Attachments section of the task, hover over an attachment.
2. Click the ellipsis ... icon.
3. Click Rename.
4. Name the attachment.
5. Press Enter on Windows or Return on Mac.

Preview attachments

Click any attachment to preview it. Video attachments can be sped up or slowed down using the playback speed options, ranging from 0.5x to 2.0x speed.

From the preview window, you can share attachments externally by clicking the share icon in the upper-right corner. By default, the share link never expires.

Activate Private Attachment Links in your Workspace

Requiring people to log in to a Workspace to securely open attachments is easy and seamless!

Owners and admins can activate the Private Attachment Links setting to require that the person accessing a Workspace attachment is logged into that Workspace.