# File input (UI SDK): Folders

> `directory` picks a whole folder and turns on `multiple`. Item names show the path inside the folder.

Canonical: https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-file-input/examples/folders

Component docs: https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-file-input

## Add this example

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://hextaui.com/r/ui-sdk-file-input-folders.json
```

This adds `components/examples/ui-sdk-file-input/folders.tsx` with the File input component and the HextaUI theme tokens.

## Source

```tsx title="components/examples/ui-sdk-file-input/folders.tsx"
import { IconFolder } from "@tabler/icons-react"

import {
  FileInput,
  FileInputItem,
  FileInputList,
  FileInputTrigger,
} from "@/components/ui/ui-sdk-file-input"

function UiSdkFileInputFolders() {
  return (
    <FileInput directory className="max-w-md">
      <FileInputTrigger className="self-start">
        <IconFolder aria-hidden="true" />
        Choose a folder
      </FileInputTrigger>
      <div className="max-h-72 overflow-y-auto overscroll-contain p-1 empty:hidden">
        <FileInputList aria-label="Folder contents">
          <FileInputItem />
        </FileInputList>
      </div>
    </FileInput>
  )
}

export { UiSdkFileInputFolders }
```

## Props in this example

### FileInput

| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `directory` | `boolean` | `false` |  |

## More File input examples

- [Accepted types and limits](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-file-input/examples/limits)
- [Image previews](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-file-input/examples/images)
- [Upload button](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-file-input/examples/button)
- [Prompt attachments](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-file-input/examples/attachments)
- [Page-wide drop](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-file-input/examples/page-drop)
- [Controlled](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-file-input/examples/controlled)
- [Form](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-file-input/examples/form)
- [Invalid](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-file-input/examples/invalid)
- [Disabled](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-file-input/examples/disabled)
- [Right to left](https://hextaui.com/docs/ui-sdk-file-input/examples/rtl)