# Start Uploading Assets

You can upload to Shade from the browser, phone, desktop app, file explorer, plane, Samsung Smart Fridge - you get the idea.

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## Upload from the browser

This is as simple as drag and drop. That’s it. If you are feeling fancy you can hit the upload button on the top right.

## Upload from the desktop app

Also just as easy - just drag and drop or hit the button on the top right.

## Upload from a mounted drive

Since Shade can act like a mounted drive on your desktop, you can treat it as such. Anything you upload to a mounted drive will be automatically indexed on the app.

## Upload Statuses

When a file is uploaded to Shade, you will be able to view the upload status in the status menu located in the bottom left. Popping open this menu will reveal the job state your asset is currently in which includes:

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{% tab title="Upload Status" %}

* Upload names, sizes, locations, and timestamps per drive
* Ability to stop and start uploads and navigate to uploaded files
  {% endtab %}

{% tab title="Downloading Status" %}

* Names, statuses, and timestamps of downloads
* Whether these were Shade-generated proxies
  {% endtab %}

{% tab title="Indexing Status" %}

* Basic Jobs, including file syncing, updating metadata, and preview/proxy generation
* AI Jobs, including visual and audio indexing and custom metadata generation
* Additional Jobs, including color palette, facial recognition, and transcription
  {% endtab %}

{% tab title="Mount Status" %}

* Status of sync with your mounted drives
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  {% endtabs %}


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