Uploading from your own machine is the most direct way to get content into ioMoVo, and it is the right choice for new material that does not already live in a connected system.
When to upload rather than connect
Upload when the content is genuinely new: a shoot that just wrapped, a document you have been working on locally, a batch someone sent you. If the content already sits in storage you own, connecting that storage is almost always the better move, because it avoids creating a second copy you then have to keep track of.
Ways to upload
You can upload through the browser for everyday work. The desktop app suits larger volumes and long running transfers, since it does not depend on keeping a browser tab open.
For genuinely large ingests, talk to your ioMoVo contact before you start. There are usually better options than pushing terabytes through a browser, and it is a much easier conversation before the attempt than after.
What happens next
Uploading gets the file into ioMoVo, but it does not on its own make the file searchable by what is inside it. That comes from indexing, which is a separate step covered in Sending files for indexing.
This trips people up. A newly uploaded video is present and playable, but it will not turn up in a search for what happens in the footage until it has been indexed.
Practical notes
Folder structure is preserved, so you do not need to flatten anything before uploading
Large files take time. Transcoding and proxy generation happen after the transfer, so a large video is not immediately ready for smooth playback
Check where it lands. Confirm the destination before a large upload rather than moving everything afterwards
Permissions come from the destination, so content inherits access from where you put it
Related
Moving, copying, or connecting covers whether uploading is the right approach at all. Sending files for indexing covers the step that makes uploaded content searchable.