# Tracking file usage

**URL:** <https://community.hubspot.com/t/tracking-file-usage/113519>\
**Category:** CRM\
**Created:** [August 1, 2024, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/tracking-file-usage/113519 "2024-08-01T19:25:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![RMcElhone86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/58956e/32.png) [@RMcElhone86](https://community.hubspot.com/u/RMcElhone86)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2024, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/tracking-file-usage/113519/1 "2024-08-01T19:25:55Z")

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Hello! I’m a new member so please let me know if this is a proper question for this forum. We recently downgraded our DAM so we are no longer able to track downloads, views, etc of a given asset (usually a PDF). Does HubSpot offer this ability?

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**Author:** ![DianaGomez](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/dianagomez/32/48035_2.png) [@DianaGomez](https://community.hubspot.com/u/DianaGomez)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2024, 11:49am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/tracking-file-usage/113519/2 "2024-08-02T11:49:07Z")

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Hi @RMcElhone86,

Thanks for reaching out to the Community!

We do not have the capability to directly track downloads or views of PDF files within HubSpot. However, a workaround is to create [Call-to-Actions](https://knowledge.hubspot.com/ctas/create-calls-to-action) (CTAs) and link them to the PDF files. By tracking the clicks on these CTAs, you can indirectly monitor the engagement with your PDF assets.

Best,

Diana