---
title: "Editing a Knowledge Base File"
slug: "editing-a-knowledge-base-file"
updated: 2022-06-20T21:06:43Z
published: 2022-06-20T21:06:43Z
canonical: "support.smarteru.com/editing-a-knowledge-base-file"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.smarteru.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Editing a Knowledge Base File

Existing files in the knowledge base may be updated with newer versions of the file. The files uploaded to the knowledge base are retained so that you can [revert back to a previous file](/v1/docs/reverting-to-a-previous-file-version) if needed.

To edit a file:

1. From the Admin menu, select **Knowledge Base**.
2. Select the knowledge base that contains the file.
3. [View the file.](/v1/docs/viewing-articles-and-files)
4. Click **Edit**.

![Edit Button](https://cdn.document360.io/7efaadab-fef6-4186-806a-2ca14c9ce9ea/Images/Documentation/editing-a-knowledge-base-file-image-izcq6ugr.png)

1. Edit the file's settings as needed. Information about the various settings can be found on the pages below:

- [File Information](/v1/docs/file-file-information)
- [Tags](/v1/docs/file-tags)
- [Permissions](/v1/docs/file-permissions)

1. Click **Save**.

## Related

- [Adding a Knowledge Base File](/adding-a-knowledge-base-file.md)
- [File: File Information](/file-file-information.md)
- [File: Permissions](/file-permissions.md)
- [File: Tags](/file-tags.md)
- [Moving Knowledge Base Items](/moving-knowledge-base-items.md)
- [Replacing a Knowledge Base File](/replacing-a-knowledge-base-file.md)
- [Reverting to a Previous File Version](/reverting-to-a-previous-file-version.md)
- [Settings: Files](/settings-files.md)
- [SmarterU File Uploads](/smarteru-file-uploads-1.md)
- [Viewing Articles and Files](/viewing-articles-and-files.md)