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    content: Diplodoc Platform v5.54.2
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  - https://yandex.ru/support/forms/en/blocks-ref/file.md
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    title: Markdown version
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    title: llms.txt
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> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://yandex.ru/support/forms/en/llms.txt

# File

To answer this question, you can upload a file. For example, you can add a photo or an error report.

![](../_assets/file.png =550x){.border-blue}

## Question {#question}

Enter the title of your question.

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- To add a comment or hint to a question, click ![](../_assets/svg/comment.svg)</svg> **Add explanation**. The text of a comment is displayed using a smaller font size.

   To format the text of a question or comment, use [Markdown markup](https://yandex.ru/support/forms/en/appearance.md#text-formatting).

- To add an image to the question, click ![](../_assets/svg/image.svg)</svg> **Add image**.
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* To make a question required, turn on the ![](../_assets/enabled-switch-blue.png) **Required** option in the top right corner of the block. 

  Required questions are marked with an asterisk (<span style="color: red;">*</span>) in the form. If a user skips a required question, they won't be able to submit the form.
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* To show or hide a question based on previous answers, click ![](../_assets/svg/condition.svg)</svg> **Display conditions** in the top right corner of the block. For more information, see [Configure display conditions for questions or pages](https://yandex.ru/support/forms/en/add-questions.md#conditions).
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## Settings {#settings}

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To reveal additional question settings, click ![](../_assets/svg/settings.svg) **Show settings** at the top of the question block. To hide the settings, click the icon again.
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#### Maximum number of files {#max-amount}

Users can attach up to 20 files to a single answer. You can set a custom limit below this number.

#### Maximum file size {#max-size}

By default, the maximum total file size for a single answer is 20 MB. You can set a custom limit below this number.

The service stores attached files for 3 months. After that, the files are deleted and become unavailable for download.

To store more files, connect an [external storage](https://yandex.ru/support/forms/en/storage-for-attached-files.md). Externally stored files have an unlimited storage period.

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#### Questions IDs {#id}

Use the question ID to [prefill the form](https://yandex.ru/support/forms/en/pre-fill.md).

Question IDs may contain capital and lowercase Latin letters, numbers, `-` and `_` characters. Make sure all questions in the same form have unique IDs.
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#### Hide question {#hidden}

Enable this option to hide a question in the form. You can use hidden questions to [pass service or auxiliary parameters](https://yandex.ru/support/forms/en/pre-fill.md#hidden-query).

 {% note warning "" %}

Don't select both the **Hide question** and **Required** options at the same time. Otherwise, users won't be able to submit the form.

{% endnote %}
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