# ESP8266 Sketch Data Upload **URL:** \ **Category:** IDE 2.x\ **Created:** [January 1, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/esp8266-sketch-data-upload/941933 "2022-01-01T19:30:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![marshman](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/marshman/32/720049_2.png) [@marshman](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/marshman)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/esp8266-sketch-data-upload/941933/1 "2022-01-01T19:30:36Z")
Trying to upload my "Index.html" file to ESP8266 12E board FLASH. Can't find IDE/tools tab; "ESP8266 Sketch Data Upload". Have installed esp8266fs.jar in local tools folder. This worked in previous IDE version. ---
**Author:** ![ptillisch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@ptillisch](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/ptillisch)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/esp8266-sketch-data-upload/941933/2 "2022-01-03T00:51:04Z")
Hi @marshman. Thanks for giving the Arduino IDE 2.x release candidate a try! Unfortunately, the IDE does not currently have support for these tools. That deficiency is being tracked by the Arduino IDE developers here: > > > \*\*Describe the solution you'd like\*\* > I would like to propose support for extern…al tools / plugins which are compatible with Arduino IDE. Ex. https://github.com/me-no-dev/arduino-esp32fs-plugin or https://github.com/me-no-dev/EspExceptionDecoder > If it is already supported, how can I use tools in Pro IDE? > If it is not supported yet, are there any plans for implementing that? > > \### Describe the problem > > There is no support for extending the capabilities of Arduino IDE via external tools/plugins. This is a feature parity mismatch with Arduino IDE 1.x. > > \### To reproduce > > 1. Follow the instructions to install the "Arduino Pico LittleFS Filesystem Uploader" plugin: > https://github.com/earlephilhower/arduino-pico-littlefs-plugin#installation > 1. Start Arduino IDE 2.x > 1. Open the \*\*Tools\*\* menu. > > 🐛 The expected "\*\*Pico LittleFS Data Upload\*\*" menu item is missing. > > \### Expected behavior > > Support for extending the capabilities of Arduino IDE via external tools/plugins equivalent to the system provided by Arduino IDE 1.x. > > \### Arduino IDE version > > \#### Original report > > 2.0.0-beta.1 > > \#### Last verified with > > 2.0.2 > > \### Operating system > > All > > \### Operating system version > > any > > \### Additional context > > Other reports: > > \- https://github.com/me-no-dev/arduino-esp32fs-plugin/issues/30 > \- https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/issues/350 > \- https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/issues/239 > \- https://github.com/lorol/arduino-esp32fs-plugin/issues/8 > \- https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/issues/807 > \- https://github.com/earlephilhower/arduino-esp8266littlefs-plugin/issues/20 > \- https://github.com/earlephilhower/arduino-esp8266littlefs-plugin/issues/21 > \- https://github.com/earlephilhower/arduino-esp8266littlefs-plugin/issues/22 > \- https://github.com/me-no-dev/EspExceptionDecoder/issues/85 > \- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/exception-decoder/1055759 > \- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/exception-9-epc1-0x40100262-epc2-0x00000000-epc3-0x00000000-excvaddr-0xc010e109-depc-0x00000000/1054425/14 > \- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/esp-exception-decoder-for-arduino-2-0/1050587 > \- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/tool-menu-esp8266-littlefs-filesystem-uploader-not-displaying/1037055 > \- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/esp8266-sketch-data-upload/941933 > \- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/tools-for-arduino-ide-2-0-beta/894962 > \- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/ide-2-0-and-esp32-sketch-data-upload/904160 > \- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/add-tools-to-arduino-ide-2-0/893213 > \- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/ide-2-0-beta-10-not-yet-configurable-tools-menu/892980 > \- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/espexceptiondecoder-cant-be-found-in-tool-directory/876547 > \- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/nrf5-softdevice-flashing-tool/866336 > \- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/arduino-2-0-beta-no-ardublock/856338 > \- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/tools-directory-with-esp32fs-or-esp8266fs/703461 > \- https://forum.arduino.cc/t/tool-to-upload-data-to-spiffs-is-missing/699986 > > \### Issue checklist > > \- \[X\] I searched for previous reports in \[the issue tracker\](https://github.com/arduino/arduino-ide/issues?q=) > \- \[X\] I verified the problem still occurs when using the latest \[nightly build\](https://www.arduino.cc/en/software#nightly-builds) > \- \[X\] My report contains all necessary details If you have a GitHub account, I recommend subscribing to that issue so that you can get notifications about any new developments related to that subject. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/arduino/user_avatar/forum.arduino.cc/system/32/1140315_2.png) [@system](https://forum.arduino.cc/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2022, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.arduino.cc/t/esp8266-sketch-data-upload/941933/3 "2022-07-02T00:51:55Z")
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