wawiti wrote
is there something I am missing?
Folderpath: \data\media\BMR\Electronic Conductivity\Data\January.xlsx
DokuWiki: {:BMR:Electronic Conductivity:Data:January.xlsx | Raw Data}
Two problems there:-
1. Uppercase characters and spaces in filenames and directories need to be converted to lowercase and underscores. You can script the conversion before or after the files/directories are transferred.
2. .xlsx may not be a permitted file extension for your DokuWiki. You can fix that by adding an appropriate entry for that filename extension in
$DokuWiki/conf/mime.local.conf. See also
“Upload denied. This file extension is forbidden!”
There is also the matter of file permissions... it would help to know what OS your webserver is running, how it is configured, how you "drop files", and, "who" you "drop files" as.
I don't know what you mean by "file explorer"? Is that Microsoft speak? If so - consider WebDAV. It's built-in to Microsoft Explorer (the proper name for the file browser). If you tell us what OS and software you are using to manage your changes and additions, readers will be able to make suggestions.
Note that externally adding media and pages to DokuWiki means they won't be added to the revision history, or the search index.
This may help some of your questions. Note also that I haven't covered all the ways you can "drop files" into the DokuWiki filesystem.
It's common to make additions and edit DokuWiki externally, just be aware of the considerations I've noted above.