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Which preposition should follow the verb to upload — to, on, or something else?

RegDwigнt
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GibboK
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  • Upload the file to YouTube. Upload the file on Tuesday. Upload the file over Spring Break. Upload the file under duress. Maybe you can think of more prepositions to use. – GEdgar Mar 23 '21 at 21:50

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Generally you "upload to" and "download from".

You might express that you "uploaded from your laptop to your server", which uses both from and to.

You might say that you "can do the upload on that machine in the corner", but that refers to the machine you performed the command to upload on (the one physically in front of you), not the one you uploaded to (often the one uploaded from, but not necessarily).

Jon Hanna
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  • Your last example sounds to me like the machine you execute the command on. For example you could upload to and from another machine but perform such processes ON the machine in the corner – mplungjan Jan 22 '13 at 12:33
  • @mplungjan You are correct, it would be common for the machine uploaded from to be the one uploaded on, but it doesn't necessarily follow. I've edited accordingly. – Jon Hanna Jan 22 '13 at 12:49
  • But wouldn't you write "The ZIP folder is now uploaded onto/into your FTP", considering the fact that at that point said ZIP folder would have already reached its destination and therefore figure on/in said FTP, however "virtually" so? – Elsa P. Jan 30 '17 at 11:22