# Create file categories

_Step by step to create and organize the Pet Care file categories — type, category and subcategory for the pet's photos, videos and documents._

> **💡 Tip**
>
> Create a **"Before x After"** subcategory inside the **Photo** category: besides organizing the [pet's Gallery](/en/operacao/clientes-e-pets/perfil-do-cliente/), those photos become **marketing** material and proof of service for the owner.

Under **Settings → Pet Care → File categories** you define **how the pet's files are organized**. Every photo, video or document you attach in [Pet Care](/en/configuracao/pet-care/o-que-e-pet-care/) is classified by one of these categories — that's what keeps the [Gallery](/en/operacao/clientes-e-pets/perfil-do-cliente/) tidy and makes it easy to find an exam, a report or the "Before x After" photos in the pet's history. The screen already comes with a few ready-made categories, and you can create as many as you want.

## Step 1 — Open the File categories screen

Go to **Settings** (the gear in the [top menu](/en/primeiros-passos/menu-superior/)) and, in the side menu, under the **Pet Care** section, click **File categories**. The screen shows the list of what already exists, with the columns **Type**, **Category**, **Subcategory** and **Actions**, plus a **Type** filter at the top to show only photos, only videos or only files.

![File categories screen: list with Type, Category, Subcategory and Actions columns, a type filter and a + New button in the top-right corner](https://help.tec.pet/_md-assets/categoria-de-arquivos__tela.png)

## Step 2 — Click + New

In the top-right corner, click **+ New**. The **New category** window opens, where you build the classification with three fields: **Type**, **Category** and **Subcategory**.

## The fields of the New category window

Fill in the three fields, top to bottom:
- **Type*** — the file format. The options are **Photo**, **Video** and **File** (document). It's the first field to fill, because it filters the categories in the next step;
- **Category*** — the broader grouping (e.g. *Photo*, *Document*, *Service area*). It only becomes available **after** you pick the Type. You can pick an existing category or **type a new name** and click **"New category: ..."** to create it on the spot;
- **Subcategory*** — the specific name that will show in the list and when you attach the file (e.g. *"Before x After"*, *"Finished Service Photo"*, *"Medication record"*, *"Exam delivery"*). It's a free-text field.

## Step 3 — Save

With Type, Category and Subcategory filled in, click **Save**. The new category shows up in the list right away and can already be picked when you attach a photo, video or document to the [pet's chart](/en/operacao/pet-care/usar-o-pet-care-no-pet/). If you close the window without saving (the **Close** button or the **X**), nothing is recorded.

## How to edit or delete later

In the list, click the **pencil** in the **Actions** column of the row you want to change — the same **New category** window reopens with the fields filled in. Adjust the Type, Category or Subcategory and click **Save**. For the subcategories **you created**, a **Delete** button also appears in that window; clicking it removes the subcategory from the list (it stops showing up when attaching new files). The subcategories that come built in with Pet Care don't have that button and can't be deleted.

> **⚠️ Heads up**
>
> The **Category** field only unlocks after you choose the **Type**, and shows only the categories of that type. If the category you want doesn't exist yet, just **type the name** in the field and click **"New category: ..."** — it is created on the spot and becomes available for the next subcategories.

> **🚫 Caution**
>
> Renaming a category or subcategory already in use **changes the label on all the old files** classified under it — photos and documents already attached now show the new name in the [pet's chart](/en/operacao/pet-care/usar-o-pet-care-no-pet/). The subcategories that already come built in with Pet Care (the **default** ones) cannot be deleted; only the ones you created yourself show the **Delete** button.

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_feature: pet-care · atualizado em 2026-06-11 · fonte: https://help.tec.pet/en/configuracao/pet-care/categoria-de-arquivos/ — TecPet Central de Ajuda_