# How can I update code that's been uploaded via Netlify Drop without using GitHub

**URL:** <https://answers.netlify.com/t/how-can-i-update-code-thats-been-uploaded-via-netlify-drop-without-using-github/8262>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** deployment, netlify-newbie\
**Created:** [January 31, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/how-can-i-update-code-thats-been-uploaded-via-netlify-drop-without-using-github/8262 "2020-01-31T23:25:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chris\_H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/chris_h/32/6302_2.png) [@Chris\_H](https://answers.netlify.com/u/Chris_H)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/how-can-i-update-code-thats-been-uploaded-via-netlify-drop-without-using-github/8262/1 "2020-01-31T23:25:02Z")

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We have a series of Netlify static site projects that were created using the drag and drop UI. How can I view that code and update it, either using the Netlify CLI or in browser? We don’t have a GitHub repo for the project. Is there a way to just update code directly on Netlify?

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**Author:** ![fool](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/fool/32/37_2.png) [@fool](https://answers.netlify.com/u/fool)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 11:45pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/how-can-i-update-code-thats-been-uploaded-via-netlify-drop-without-using-github/8262/2 "2020-01-31T23:45:22Z")

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Sure, you can use the CLI or the browser 🙃

First, you have to “claim” the site - but you knew that since otherwise your sites would have gotten disabled after 36 hours or so.  
Then, you could use the CLI to link to the site and update it from a local copy: [Get started with Netlify CLI | Netlify Docs](https://docs.netlify.com/cli/get-started/#manual-deploys) (note that all deploys must contain all files for the new version of the site - updated and files that need to be live but weren’t changed!)

Or, you can drag and drop a zipfile on the “deploys listing” page for your site, at the bottom in the dotted lines: [Create deploys | Netlify Docs](https://docs.netlify.com/site-deploys/create-deploys/#drag-and-drop)

Here’s some best practices for updating with drag and drop (best practice: use CLI!, otherwise…)

> [@\[Support Guide\] My drag and drop deploy is stuck in "Uploading" status](https://answers.netlify.com/t/common-issue-my-drag-and-drop-deploy-is-stuck-in-uploading-status/112):
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> Last Reviewed by Netlify Support Staff: December 2022 Drag and drop, or "manual”, deploys are an easy way to get a simple website up and running super quick. One thing to know about manual deploys is (fun fact!) they do not generate deploy logs. This is because manual deploys don’t actually build anything, so there is nothing to log. The upside to this is that they deploy lightening fast; the downside is that, without deploy logs, we can’t tell what is happening when things go wrong or get “st…