> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ideatura.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Files and storage

> Check file operations, save useful output and restore deleted files.

Keep three things in mind: the references you give Ideatura, the files it produces and the model open in your design application. Save useful output where you can find it again, and save changes in Revit or AutoCAD through that application's normal workflow.

## 1. Add and open files

Use **Attach file** to add an image, PDF or text document, then ask a short question such as “Explain the clear space around this WC.” Check that the attachment is readable and name the page or diagram for a PDF. See [Viewers and markup](https://docs.ideatura.ai/v2/overview/viewers.md) for pages, crops and notes.

![An architectural reference image attached to a simple question: 1 image; 2 Attach file; 3 request.](https://mintcdn.com/ideatura/EJ_V0rHUL0H7t8B0/images/viewers/image-attachment.svg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=EJ_V0rHUL0H7t8B0\&q=85\&s=afe1220e935a1dea7a534ad023e98a22)

Open a file’s three-dot menu to find actions such as **Download**, **Reference** and **Copy**. Check the file name before choosing one. Download can be available even when Studio cannot preview the format; editing the original application document requires its own connection.

![IFC file menu in Projects with Download, Reference and Copy highlighted as available actions.](https://mintcdn.com/ideatura/MJjOHsAEvSnNfHZV/images/studio-tour/project-file-actions.svg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=MJjOHsAEvSnNfHZV\&q=85\&s=941f64a2ae07b27c43b7f172eea66b7b)

## 2. Save models

Save Studio files and native application documents separately. After checking the model, use the application’s save controls; this Blender example saves a **.blend** copy with **Save As**. Follow your project’s save or synchronisation procedure in Revit or AutoCAD, then reopen the output to check it.

![Blender Save As controls for saving a native model copy.](https://mintcdn.com/ideatura/m2hTAuE5WFcPEMiD/images/blender/save-copy.svg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=m2hTAuE5WFcPEMiD\&q=85\&s=1c589004032d372755320cab432350ff)

Check the saved file by opening it again in its application. Here, **DOCS-building-front-view\.blend** was reopened through Blender’s **File → Open Recent**, with the building and orthographic front view retained.

![Saved Blender copy reopened with the building and orthographic front view visible.](https://mintcdn.com/ideatura/qS5NY0UfAygTZHYa/images/blender/reopened-scene.svg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=qS5NY0UfAygTZHYa\&q=85\&s=8f9de7d8375a4e9be6420ba59adab16c)

## 3. Projects and Timeline

Use **Project files** to keep a building's drawings, models and references together, and **Workbench** for personal editable copies. The earlier screenshot below labels the area **Projects**. **Timeline** helps you find produced files; check its retention notice and save useful output in the appropriate library.

![Projects library with a sample model and reference images grouped in a folder.](https://mintcdn.com/ideatura/MJjOHsAEvSnNfHZV/images/studio-tour/project-library.svg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=MJjOHsAEvSnNfHZV\&q=85\&s=3ef33b272ebd05bfb7050aa232129286)

You can also [organise chats by project](https://docs.ideatura.ai/v2/overview/tabs.md#projects). Tell Ideatura which files to use for each task; keeping a file in a folder alone does not explain what you want done with it.

## 4. Restore files

Open **Trash**, find the deleted file and read its original location and time remaining. Restore the item you need and check where it returns. **Restore all** and **Delete all** affect multiple files; review the list before either action.

![Trash controls and time remaining for listed files.](https://mintcdn.com/ideatura/MJjOHsAEvSnNfHZV/images/studio-tour/trash-controls.svg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=MJjOHsAEvSnNfHZV\&q=85\&s=ee0c5968f7157462a548818fe770155a)


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