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 There are several options available for users to upload slides from local disks to the My Pathomation cloud.
+**Important Note:** Some whole slide image types have a complex folder structure (e.g. .mrxs, .isyntax,…) which require the full folder context to be read correctly. If you're working with these filetypes proceed straight to heading #2
 **1. The Drop Zone**
 This will allow you to drag and drop images from your local folders.(1)\\
-Some whole slide image types have a complex folder structure (e.g. .mrxs, .isyntax,…) and are not compatible with the drag and drop approach. For these image types we recommend to use the transfer function described in point 2.
 **2. The Blue Upload Button**
-The blue upload button (2) opens a dropdown menu in which you can select whether you’d like to upload files or whole folders
+The blue upload button (2) opens a dropdown menu in which you can select whether you’d like to upload files or whole folders (3)\\
 {{ :How to upload slides_2_blue upload and drop box.png |}}
+The whole folder upload (3) is necessary for multi-file formats including (but not limited to): .VSI .mrxs .dzi and .isyntax.\\
+A couple of good indications if your filetype is multi-file:
+  * It has a stacked folder - the folder has the same name as the scan, and there are several files in the folder which have the same tissue sample on.
+  * There will be several filetypes in the same folder.
+{{ :upload folder.png |}}
 **3. The Local / Cloud Browser**

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