Default Data/Media Types
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On this page you will find the media types and Data Types in Umbraco. These types are not created automatically after an upgrade. If you want to use the new types, you can create them yourself.
After upgrading, the default media types are not created automatically. If you create them manually, make sure to:
Set the permission for each of the media types to Allow at root.
Ensure that the Folder media type allows the new media types as children.
The UploadArticle Data Type has the following configuration:
Property editor: FileUpload
Accepted file extensions: pdf, docx, doc
The UploadAudio Data Type has the following configuration:
Property editor: FileUpload
Accepted file extensions: mp3, weba, oga, opus
The UploadVectorGraphics Data Type has the following configuration:
Property editor: FileUpload
Accepted file extensions: svg
The UploadVideo Data Type has the following configuration:
Property editor: FileUpload
Accepted file extensions: mp4, webm, ogv
The UmbracoMediaArticle media type has the following properties:
umbracoFile - Upload File
umbracoExtension - Label (string)
umbracoBytes - Label (bigint)

The UmbracoMediaAudio media type has the following properties:
umbracoFile Upload Audio
umbracoExtension Label (string)
umbracoBytes Label (bigint)

The UmbracoMediaVectorGraphics media type has the following properties:
umbracoFile - Upload Vector Graphics
umbracoExtension Label (string)
umbracoBytes Label (bigint)

The UmbracoMediaVideo media type has the following properties:
umbracoFile - Upload Video
umbracoExtension - Label (string)
umbracoBytes - Label (bigint)

You can also create localization files for Media Types. You can read more about this in the Document Type Localization article.
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