# Multiple Files Field not working as expected

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/multiple-files-field-not-working-as-expected/80530>\
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**Created:** [March 6, 2025, 1:28am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/multiple-files-field-not-working-as-expected/80530 "2025-03-06T01:28:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Simon\_Hill](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/simon_hill/32/94730_2.png) [@Simon\_Hill](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Simon_Hill)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2025, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/multiple-files-field-not-working-as-expected/80530/14 "2025-03-08T19:48:12Z")

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I feel this conversation links nicely to this one:

> [@Single File vs. Multiple Files](https://community.glideapps.com/t/single-file-vs-multiple-files/80472):
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> This is small, but I would like to propose that we add a column option called Single File to the list of Basic column types. Experienced Gliders will instinctively know that you should use a URL column for a single file. However, I doubt this is obvious for new users. To me it seems sensible to have 2 options: Single and Multiple types even if the Single option simply creates a URL type column. This makes further sense when using the file picker component since you would expect this t…

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