What are attached files?

An attached file is a file that is attached to an AODocs document. Attached files can be stored in any of the compatible storage platforms. Learn more: Where is my content stored?

Attached files are listed in the left sidebar of your AODocs document. In Document Management libraries you can also access attached files in the Properties tab, under Attachments.

Documents in Team Folders and Secured Folders have exactly one attached file.

image01.pngA single attached file in a Secured Folder

Documents in Document Management libraries can have one attached file, several attached files or no attached files.

image02.pngMultiple attached files in a Document Management library using Google Drive storage

 

image03.pngMultiple attached files in a Document Management library using Google Cloud Storage or Azure Blob Storage

Note: If you have edit rights, you can modify the document properties. Learn more: Edit custom properties.

Some actions for managing attached files are available in all three types of library (Team Folder, Secured Folder and Document Management libraries). For example: 

Other actions for managing attached files are specific to Document Management libraries, such as:

Learn more about working with Google attached files and Microsoft Office attached files in any type of library using Google Drive storage. 

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  • Are default attachments to templates referrants to the same file on the Google Drive or do they create a copy of the "attached" google drive file? If it is the former, is there a way to configure default attachments to templates that are copies of a referrant file?

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  • We make copies of the Google Drive file(s) attached to the Document template every time the template is used.
    Learn more here:
    https://support.aodocs.com/hc/en-us/articles/213366126-Configure-document-templates

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