In plain English
The file or other local data is still waiting in line for transfer. This status shows that it is meant to be sent to a remote system, but the upload has not happened yet.
In context
Here, "pending upload" reports that the file is waiting to be transferred from the local system to a remote system and has not yet been uploaded.
- Situation
- Creating, saving, sharing, versioning, and restoring files
- What it communicates
- reports that the file is waiting to be uploaded.
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not indicate why the data is waiting or when the upload will happen.
Examples
“The report remained pending upload on his laptop, so it was not yet in the shared folder.”
“When the connection dropped, three recordings were left pending upload from the tablet to the archive.”