diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/File_upload.php b/Zotlabs/Module/File_upload.php
index 296dab708..90761fa9c 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/File_upload.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/File_upload.php
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ class File_upload extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 
 	function post() {
 
-		// logger('file upload: ' . print_r($_REQUEST,true));
+		logger('file upload: ' . print_r($_REQUEST,true));
+		logger('file upload: ' . print_r($_FILES,true));
 	
 		$channel = (($_REQUEST['channick']) ? channelx_by_nick($_REQUEST['channick']) : null);
 	
@@ -56,13 +57,15 @@ class File_upload extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 			if(array_key_exists('HTTP_CONTENT_RANGE',$_SERVER)) {
 				$pm = preg_match('/bytes (\d*)\-(\d*)\/(\d*)/',$_SERVER['HTTP_CONTENT_RANGE'],$matches);
 				if($pm) {
-					// logger('Content-Range: ' . print_r($matches,true));
+					logger('Content-Range: ' . print_r($matches,true));
 					$partial = true;
 				}
 			}
 
 			if($partial) {
 				$x = save_chunk($channel,$matches[1],$matches[2],$matches[3]);
+
+logger('save_chunk: ' . print_r($x,true));
 				if($x['partial']) {
 					header('Range: bytes=0-' . (($x['length']) ? $x['length'] - 1 : 0));
 					json_return_and_die($result);
diff --git a/include/attach.php b/include/attach.php
index 5b4c24f6f..86c792ed9 100644
--- a/include/attach.php
+++ b/include/attach.php
@@ -2506,7 +2506,7 @@ function save_chunk($channel,$start,$end,$len) {
 	}
 	if(($len - 1) == $end) {
 		unlink($tmp_path);
-		$result['name']     = $_FILES['files']['tmp_name'];
+		$result['name']     = $_FILES['files']['name'];
 		$result['type']     = $_FILES['files']['type'];
 		$result['tmp_name'] = $new_path;
 		$result['error']    = 0;
diff --git a/view/js/mod_cloud.js b/view/js/mod_cloud.js
index 8af90863e..9f2a007f3 100644
--- a/view/js/mod_cloud.js
+++ b/view/js/mod_cloud.js
@@ -16,26 +16,48 @@ function UploadInit() {
 	var fileselect = $("#files-upload");
 	var filedrag = $("#cloud-drag-area");
 	var submit = $("#upload-submit");
+	var count = 1;
 
-	// is XHR2 available?
-	var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
-	if (xhr.upload) {
+ 
+	$('#invisible-cloud-file-upload').fileupload({
+			url: 'file_upload',
+			dataType: 'json',
+			dropZone: filedrag,
+			formData: $('#ajax-upload-files').serializeArray(),
+			maxChunkSize: 4 * 1024 * 1024,
 
-		// file select
-		fileselect.attr("multiple", 'multiple');
-		fileselect.on("change", UploadFileSelectHandler);
+			add: function(e,data) {
+				$(data.files).each( function() { this.count = ++ count; prepareHtml(this); }); 
+				
+				data.submit();
+			},
 
-		// file submit
-		submit.on("click", fileselect, UploadFileSelectHandler);
 
-		// file drop
-		filedrag.on("dragover", DragDropUploadFileHover);
-		filedrag.on("dragleave", DragDropUploadFileHover);
-		filedrag.on("drop", DragDropUploadFileSelectHandler);
-	}
+			progress: function(e,data) {
+
+				// there will only be one file, the one we are looking for
+
+				$(data.files).each( function() { 
+					var idx = this.count;
+
+					// Dynamically update the percentage complete displayed in the file upload list
+					$('#upload-progress-' + idx).html(Math.round(data.loaded / data.total * 100) + '%');
+					$('#upload-progress-bar-' + idx).css('background-size', Math.round(data.loaded / data.total * 100) + '%');
+
+				});
+
+
+			},
+
+
+			stop: function(e,data) {
+				window.location.href = window.location.href;
+			}
+
+		});
+
+		$('#upload-submit').click(function(event) { event.preventDefault(); $('#invisible-cloud-file-upload').trigger('click'); return false;});
 
-	window.filesToUpload = 0;
-	window.fileUploadsCompleted = 0;
 }
 
 // file drag hover
@@ -84,8 +106,9 @@ function UploadFileSelectHandler(e) {
 	}
 }
 
-function prepareHtml(f, i) {
-	var num = i - 1;
+function prepareHtml(f) {
+	var num = f.count - 1;
+	var i = f.count;
 	$('#cloud-index #new-upload-progress-bar-' + num.toString()).after(
 		'<tr id="new-upload-' + i + '" class="new-upload">' +
 		'<td><i class="fa ' + getIconFromType(f.type) + '" title="' + f.type + '"></i></td>' +
@@ -158,6 +181,7 @@ function getIconFromType(type) {
 // upload  files
 function UploadFile(file, idx) {
 
+
 	window.filesToUpload = window.filesToUpload + 1;
 
 	var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
@@ -202,15 +226,15 @@ function UploadFile(file, idx) {
 	});
 
 	// POST to the entire cloud path 
-	xhr.open('post', 'file_upload', true);
+//	xhr.open('post', 'file_upload', true);
 
-	var formfields = $("#ajax-upload-files").serializeArray();
+//	var formfields = $("#ajax-upload-files").serializeArray();
 
-	var data = new FormData();
-	$.each(formfields, function(i, field) {
-		data.append(field.name, field.value);
-	});
-	data.append('userfile', file);
+//	var data = new FormData();
+//	$.each(formfields, function(i, field) {
+//		data.append(field.name, field.value);
+//	});
+//	data.append('userfile', file);
 
-	xhr.send(data);
+//	xhr.send(data);
 }
diff --git a/view/tpl/cloud.tpl b/view/tpl/cloud.tpl
index d1567af9f..e7237c7e6 100644
--- a/view/tpl/cloud.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/cloud.tpl
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+<script src="library/blueimp_upload/js/vendor/jquery.ui.widget.js"></script>
+<script src="library/blueimp_upload/js/jquery.iframe-transport.js"></script>
+<script src="library/blueimp_upload/js/jquery.fileupload.js"></script>
+
 <div class="generic-content-wrapper">
 {{include file="cloud_header.tpl"}}
 {{include file="cloud_directory.tpl"}}
diff --git a/view/tpl/cloud_actionspanel.tpl b/view/tpl/cloud_actionspanel.tpl
index fc3e7f82f..6b876d2ac 100644
--- a/view/tpl/cloud_actionspanel.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/cloud_actionspanel.tpl
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<input id="invisible-cloud-file-upload" type="file" name="files" style="visibility:hidden;position:absolute;top:-50;left:-50;width:0;height:0;" multiple>
 <div id="files-mkdir-tools" class="section-content-tools-wrapper">
 	<label for="files-mkdir">{{$folder_header}}</label>
 	<form id="mkdir-form" method="post" action="file_upload" class="acl-form" data-form_id="mkdir-form" data-allow_cid='{{$allow_cid}}' data-allow_gid='{{$allow_gid}}' data-deny_cid='{{$deny_cid}}' data-deny_gid='{{$deny_gid}}'>
@@ -20,12 +21,12 @@
 </div>
 <div id="files-upload-tools" class="section-content-tools-wrapper">
 	{{if $quota.limit || $quota.used}}<div class="{{if $quota.warning}}section-content-danger-wrapper{{else}}section-content-info-wrapper{{/if}}">{{if $quota.warning}}<strong>{{$quota.warning}} </strong>{{/if}}{{if $quota.desc}}{{$quota.desc}}<br><br>{{/if}}{{$info}}</div>{{/if}}
-	<form id="ajax-upload-files" method="post" action="file_upload" enctype="multipart/form-data" class="acl-form" data-form_id="ajax-upload-files" data-allow_cid='{{$allow_cid}}' data-allow_gid='{{$allow_gid}}' data-deny_cid='{{$deny_cid}}' data-deny_gid='{{$deny_gid}}'>
+	<form id="ajax-upload-files" method="post" action="#" enctype="multipart/form-data" class="acl-form" data-form_id="ajax-upload-files" data-allow_cid='{{$allow_cid}}' data-allow_gid='{{$allow_gid}}' data-deny_cid='{{$deny_cid}}' data-deny_gid='{{$deny_gid}}'>
 		<input type="hidden" name="directory" value="{{$path}}" />
 		<input type="hidden" name="channick" value="{{$channick}}" />
 		<input type="hidden" name="return_url" value="{{$return_url}}" />
-		<label for="files-upload">{{$upload_header}}</label>
-		<input class="form-group pull-left" id="files-upload" type="file" name="userfile">
+		<!--label for="files-upload">{{$upload_header}}</label>
+		<input class="form-group pull-left" id="files-upload" type="file" name="files[]" multiple -->
 		{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$notify}}
 		<div class="pull-right btn-group">
 			<div class="btn-group">
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
 					<i class="jot-perms-icon fa fa-{{$lockstate}}"></i>
 				</button>
 				{{/if}}
-				<button id="upload-submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm pull-right" type="submit" name="submit" value="{{$upload_submit}}">{{$upload_submit}}</button>
+				<button id="upload-submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm pull-right">{{$upload_submit}}</button>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	</form>
diff --git a/view/tpl/cloud_directory.tpl b/view/tpl/cloud_directory.tpl
index 88b6bf563..7017df344 100644
--- a/view/tpl/cloud_directory.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/cloud_directory.tpl
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 			<td class="d-none d-md-table-cell"></td>
 		</tr>
 	{{/if}}
-		<tr id="new-upload-progress-bar--1"></tr> {{* this is needed to append the upload files in the right order *}}
+		<tr id="new-upload-progress-bar-1"></tr> {{* this is needed to append the upload files in the right order *}}
 	{{foreach $entries as $item}}
 		<tr id="cloud-index-{{$item.attachId}}">
 			<td><i class="fa {{$item.iconFromType}}" title="{{$item.type}}"></i></td>