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Shipped 2026-03-13 · Capture Backfilling a workspace from years of files used to mean uploading one at a time and waiting. Now you drag a folder in, close the dialog, and keep working — Bower processes each file in the background.

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What’s new

  • Drag and drop a folder — or pick multiple files from the file picker. Spreadsheets, PDFs, images, documents, voice recordings: all handled.
  • Background processing — extraction (OCR, transcription, parsing) runs on Cloud Tasks, so the import doesn’t block your tab and won’t time out on large batches.
  • Spreadsheet preview — .csv and .xlsx files get a preview before import so you can confirm Bower has parsed them correctly.
  • Live progress — completed artifacts appear in your workspace as they finish, and a notification surfaces the moment a file is ready to view.

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Why this matters

Most labs onboarding to Bower come with years of accumulated PDFs, photos, and notes. Batch import makes that backlog tractable — drop a folder, walk away, come back to a populated workspace.