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# Manage files via the Files app

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### Managing misc files

iOS provides us with a very powerful file management tool, the Files app, so we should utilize it to manage unimportant files of Pixquare like custom brushes, custom objects, timelapse data, etc.

These files are always saved locally on the device and won't be synced with iCloud.

### Managing .px files

{% hint style="danger" %}
IT'S NO LONGER RECOMMENDED TO USE THE FILES APP TO MANAGE .PX FILES ANYMORE.

PLEASE DO SO DIRECTLY IN PIXQUARE TO AVOID VARIOUS ERRORS.
{% endhint %}

&#x20;All Pixquare files are available in the Files app. To access them:

* Local storage: Files > On My iPad > Pixquare
* iCloud: Files > iCloud Drive > Pixquare

After done with the Files, refresh Pixquare (kill the app and reopen it) so that the app can re-fetch the files.

{% hint style="info" %}
Please do not change the folder name of any folder on the top level of Pixquare (e.g. "artworks", "themes", etc.). Otherwise, the app will not be able to recognize these files.
{% endhint %}


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