Files loading as attachments in a library

[Tracy Epps]

I created a file library. Why are my files loading as attachments and not showing in the document list?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

Confluence does not have a direct "file library" function.  You attach files to pages, and then use macros to list them if you want a library effect.

Can you explain what you have that you think of a "file library"?

[Tracy Epps]

I mean file list. I used the macro to add a file list to my page; however, all uploaded documents do not appear as a list on the page. They appear as attachments--not visible on the page unless you click the 3-dots icon (for more options) and you see the count of how many documents were attached--but this information (or the list of attachments or documents) do not appear on the page itself.

The file list lets me "add files" but they don't appear in a file list. These uploaded files only show as attachments.

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

You say "file list", but there is no such macro in Confluence.  Do you really mean the attachments macro, or something provided by an app or user macro?