#Projects

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Are files uploaded to a project available to every chat thread in the project verbatim? Cite your sources.

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Hi @shell crest. I'm kapa.ai, your friendly support bot. I will try to answer your question by searching through the knowledge base. :wave:

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Files uploaded to a ChatGPT project are available to every chat within that project. When you upload files (such as PDFs, spreadsheets, or images) to a project, they become part of the project’s context, and any conversation in that project can reference those files. This shared context means that chats within the same project can access and utilize the uploaded files, along with any project-specific instructions you set. However, these files and instructions do not affect chats outside of the project—they are scoped only to the project in which they were uploaded. If you move a chat into a project, it will then have access to the project’s files and instructions as well Projects in ChatGPT.

To summarize: yes, files uploaded to a project are available to every chat thread in that project, and this access is verbatim for all chats within the project context.

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Let me check the knowledge base for you again. One moment! :books:

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Based on the knowledge sources provided, files uploaded to a ChatGPT project are available to every chat within that project, and ChatGPT can reference those files to deliver more relevant, focused responses. Specifically, "any conversations in your Project share context with your uploaded files and custom instructions" Projects in ChatGPT Projects in ChatGPT FAQ.

However, the knowledge sources do not mention any restriction where files uploaded to the Project library are inaccessible to the Assistant in searches, nor do they state that only files uploaded into the current chat or available through a connector can be searched or quoted. In fact, the documentation suggests the opposite: that project files are shared context for all chats within the project.

If ChatGPT told you otherwise, it may have been referencing a specific limitation not documented in the provided sources, or it could be a misunderstanding or a temporary limitation not reflected in the official help articles. The knowledge sources do not contain enough information to confirm the statement you received from ChatGPT.

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