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+---
+title: Initial Files not Displaying in FileSelect
+description: Learn how to show initial files in the FileSelect component for Blazor.
+type: troubleshooting
+page_title: How to Display Initial Files in Blazor FileSelect Component
+slug: fileselect-kb-blazor-initial-files
+tags: fileselect, blazor, initial, files
+res_type: kb
+ticketid: 1683091
+---
+
+## Environment
+
+<table>
+	<tbody>
+		<tr>
+			<td>Product</td>
+			<td>FileSelect for Blazor</td>
+		</tr>
+	</tbody>
+</table>
+
+## Description
+
+In an attempt to display initial files in the [`FileSelect`](slug:fileselect-overview) component, the files are fetched from an API call and assigned to the Files parameter of the component. Despite this, the component does not render the initial file list as expected.
+
+## Cause
+
+The root cause of the issue is that the `Files` parameter of the FileSelect component is not designed to be reactive. Consequently, changes made to this parameter at runtime do not automatically trigger the component to update or re-render with the new list of files.
+
+## Solution
+
+To ensure that the FileSelect component reflects changes made to the `Files` parameter, you’ll need to recreate the FileSelect component.
+
+`````Razor
+@if (ShouldRenderFileSelect)
+{
+    <TelerikFileSelect @ref="@FileSelectRef"
+                       Class="required"
+                       Files="@InitialFiles"
+                       Multiple="true"
+                       OnSelect="@OnSelectHandler"
+                       OnRemove="@OnFileRemoved" />
+}
+
+@code {
+    private TelerikFileSelect FileSelectRef { get; set; }
+    private List<FileSelectFileInfo> InitialFiles = new();
+    private List<OSRFileInfoResponse> Files = new();
+    private bool ShouldRenderFileSelect { get; set; } = true;
+
+    protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync()
+    {
+        await LoadFiles();
+    }
+
+    private async Task LoadFiles()
+    {
+        // Simulate API call
+        await Task.Delay(500);
+        Files = await FetchFilesFromApi();
+
+        if (Files != null)
+        {
+            InitialFiles = Files.Select(file => new FileSelectFileInfo
+                {
+                    Id = Guid.NewGuid().ToString(),
+                    Name = file.Name!,
+                    Extension = Path.GetExtension(file.FileName!),
+                    Size = file.FileSize
+                }).ToList();
+        }
+
+        // Re-render the component to ensure changes are applied
+        ResetFileSelect();
+    }
+
+    private void ResetFileSelect()
+    {
+        ShouldRenderFileSelect = false;
+        StateHasChanged();
+
+        Task.Delay(1).ContinueWith(_ =>
+        {
+            ShouldRenderFileSelect = true;
+            InvokeAsync(StateHasChanged);
+        });
+    }
+
+    private Task<List<OSRFileInfoResponse>> FetchFilesFromApi()
+    {
+        // Mock API Response
+        return Task.FromResult(new List<OSRFileInfoResponse>
+        {
+            new OSRFileInfoResponse { FileName = "document.pdf", FileSize = 1024 * 1024, Buffer = new byte[10] },
+            new OSRFileInfoResponse { FileName = "image.jpg", FileSize = 2048 * 1024, Buffer = new byte[10] }
+        });
+    }
+
+    private void OnSelectHandler()
+    {
+        // OnSelect logic
+    }
+
+    private void OnFileRemoved()
+    {
+        // OnRemove logic
+    }
+
+    private void DownloadFileFromStream(byte[] buffer, string fileName)
+    {
+        // Simulate file download
+    }
+
+    public class OSRFileInfoResponse
+    {
+        public byte[]? Buffer { get; set; }
+        public string? FileName { get; set; }
+        public long FileSize { get; set; }
+
+        public string? Name => FileName?.Split("/").LastOrDefault();
+    }
+}
+`````