# Filen Setup: Connect & Transfer Files

> How to connect Blober to Filen. Browse folders, upload and download end-to-end encrypted files, and transfer between Filen and other cloud providers.

Filen is an end-to-end encrypted cloud storage service. Blober signs in through Filen's own login page and decrypts files on your computer as they transfer.

## Capabilities

* ✅ Browse folders and files
* ✅ Upload files (encrypted automatically)
* ✅ Download files (decrypted automatically)
* ✅ Delete files and folders (moves to the Filen trash)
* ✅ Move files inside Filen (done by Filen, nothing is downloaded)
* ❌ Copy inside Filen (files pass through your computer)

## Prerequisites

A [Filen](https://filen.io/) account (free or paid).

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## Setup

1. Go to **Workflows** => **New Workflow**
2. Select **Filen** as the source or destination
3. Click **Open Filen Login**
4. Sign in to Filen in the window that opens. If two-factor authentication is on, complete it there
5. Wait for your drive to load. Blober picks up the session and the window closes

Blober does not store your password. Filen's login page handles it.

To use more than one Filen account, choose **+ New Account** in the **Account** dropdown and sign in again. Each account keeps its own session.

## File Organization

Folders keep their structure, and Blober creates missing folders when it uploads. Filen keeps one file per name in a folder, so a new upload to an existing name replaces the old file.

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### Deduplication

* **Default:** Skip if a file with the same name exists
* **Used for:** Destination

For the policies (skip, overwrite), where the control appears, and how deduplication differs from resuming a task, see [Deduplication](/kb/docs/getting-started/deduplication/).

## Copy and Move

Moving a file or folder inside the same Filen account happens on Filen's side. The encrypted data stays where it is, so a move is quick and uses none of your bandwidth. Missing destination folders are created first, and a file already at the destination name is replaced only when the overwrite policy is set.

Copying inside Filen, and any transfer to or from another provider, goes through your computer: Blober reads each file from the source and writes it to the destination. Files are decrypted and encrypted again on the way.

## Troubleshooting

### "Sign-in was cancelled" or the login window closed early

Click **Open Filen Login** again and finish signing in, including two-factor authentication, before the window closes.

### Transfers fail after a password change

Changing your Filen password ends the old session. Click **Open Filen Login** and sign in again.

### Files not appearing

* Refresh the file list in Blober
* Check that the files exist in your Filen account

### A deleted file is still in Filen

Deleted files go to the Filen trash. Empty the trash in Filen to remove them for good.

### Cutting off Blober's access

Change your Filen password. The session Blober holds stops working.

## Limitations

* Copy inside Filen goes through your computer, because Filen has no server-side copy
* A password change requires signing in again