---
title: "FileUpload in ASP.NET MVC"
description: "In this I article I will explain how to upload file from the client computer to the server. Open studio 2010 and create a new ASP.NET MVC 3 Web Appli"
author: "Chris Anderson"
published: 2011-10-10
updated: 2020-03-04
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/772/fileupload-in-asp-dot-net-mvc
category: "asp.net mvc"
tags: ["asp.net mvc"]
reading_time: 2 minutes
---
# FileUpload in ASP.NET MVC
In this I [article](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81489/kashmir-now-after-an-year-of-abrogation-of-article-370) I will [explain](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159699/what-is-a-compilation-error-in-dot-net-core-explain-with-an-example) how to upload file from the client computer to the server.\
Open studio 2010 and create a new [ASP.NET MVC](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1571/start-with-asp-dot-net-mvc-4) 3 [Web Application](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13069/progressive-web-application-pwas-all-you-need-to-know-about) (Razor) project as seen below:
Choose Razor as the view engine and click OK.
Add a [controller](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/273/passing-values-from-controller-to-view-in-asp-dot-net-mvc) in [your project](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/156583/best-way-to-link-bootstrap-file-in-your-project) and give name as HomeController as shown in the below figure:
Add a view (Index) and create a file upload control with the help of HTML as shown below:
```
Index
Upload File
```
After adding a control in view adds the following code in the controller to upload the file on the server:
```
using System.Web.Mvc;
using System.IO;
using System.Web;
namespace FileUploadDemo.Controllers
{
public class HomeController : Controller
{
public ActionResult Index()
{
return View();
}
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult Index(HttpPostedFileBase file)
{
var fileName = Path.GetFileName(file.FileName);
if (fileName != null)
file.SaveAs(Server.MapPath("~\\files\\" + fileName));
return View();
}
}
}
```
Run this application , you will see the following screen:
Thanks for [reading](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/126273/books-commonly-found-on-college-reading-lists) this article, I think this will help you a lot.
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