Assuming the directory structure is something like
website
├── image.png
└── index.html
and you are dragging the website directory I should see no issue.
The fact you have a file named package *(is in package.json?) suggests the project may require building first. If this is the case, a manual deploy won’t work.
If you haven’t already, check out
Last reviewed by Netlify Support - August, 2023
Netlify attempts to lookup a file based on several xor filters, and when all of these fail, we end up serving a 404 page. For example, a request made to /example/ would check /example/index.html, /example.html, /example/home.html and several other combinations (not necessarily in the same order) before hitting the 404. However, in case you were not expecting a 404 at a particular URL, you might be interested in finding out the reason and potentia…
and further reading
We want to help you build and deploy your site as easily as possible. Our team has written numerous support guides on frequently encountered problems during builds, build/deploy behaviour, drag and drop deploys, and more. In an effort to streamline your searching, we have compiled a list of our Support Guides related to builds and deploys. Each guide contains a ton of useful debugging tips that can likely help you solve your problem.
Frequently encounte…