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Clarify behavior of consumption dir in docs
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@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ system. On Linux, chances are high that this location is
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files around manually. This folder is meant to be entirely managed by
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docker and paperless.
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!!! note
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Files consumed from the consumption directory are re-created inside
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this media directory and are removed from the consumption directory
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itself.
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## Let's say I want to switch tools in a year. Can I easily move to other systems?
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**A:** Your documents are stored as plain files inside the media folder.
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@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ following operations on your documents:
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No matter which options you choose, Paperless will always store the
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original document that it found in the consumption directory or in the
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mail and will never overwrite that document. Archived versions are
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stored alongside the original versions.
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stored alongside the original versions. Any files found in the
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consumption directory will stored inside the Paperless-ngx file
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structure and will not be retained in the consumption directory.
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### The consumption directory
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@ -77,7 +79,9 @@ The primary method of getting documents into your database is by putting
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them in the consumption directory. The consumer waits patiently, looking
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for new additions to this directory. When it finds them,
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the consumer goes about the process of parsing them with the OCR,
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indexing what it finds, and storing it in the media directory.
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indexing what it finds, and storing it in the media directory. You should
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think of this folder as a temporary location, as files will be re-created
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inside Paperless-ngx and removed from the consumption folder.
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Getting stuff into this directory is up to you. If you're running
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Paperless on your local computer, you might just want to drag and drop
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@ -88,6 +92,15 @@ Typically, you're looking at an FTP server like
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[Proftpd](http://www.proftpd.org/) or a Windows folder share with
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[Samba](https://www.samba.org/).
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!!! warning
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Files found in the consumption directory that are consumed will be
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removed from the consumption directory and stored inside the
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Paperless-ngx file structure using any settings / storage paths
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you have specified. This action is performed as safely as possible
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but this means it is expected that files in the consumption
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directory will no longer exist (there) after being consumed.
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### Web UI Upload
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The dashboard has a file drop field to upload documents to paperless.
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