diff --git a/software/cananolab-client-new/src/app/cananolab-client/cananolab-client.component.html b/software/cananolab-client-new/src/app/cananolab-client/cananolab-client.component.html
index d96871c34d..fd67648ca1 100644
--- a/software/cananolab-client-new/src/app/cananolab-client/cananolab-client.component.html
+++ b/software/cananolab-client-new/src/app/cananolab-client/cananolab-client.component.html
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
         </tr>
         <tr *ngIf="!print">
             <td colspan="2" class="footer white release">
-                caNanoLab Release 3.0 Build cananolab-3.0.0-it5
+                caNanoLab Release 3.0 Build cananolab-3.0.0-it6
             </td>
         </tr>
     </table>
diff --git a/software/cananolab-client-new/src/app/cananolab-client/common/components/file/file.component.html b/software/cananolab-client-new/src/app/cananolab-client/common/components/file/file.component.html
index 101a9cd7ac..fceb19ce8b 100644
--- a/software/cananolab-client-new/src/app/cananolab-client/common/components/file/file.component.html
+++ b/software/cananolab-client-new/src/app/cananolab-client/common/components/file/file.component.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         </th>
         <th></th>
     </tr>
-    <tr *ngFor="let file of data[fileArray]; let odd=odd" [ngClass]="{'rowOdd':odd}">
+    <tr *ngFor="let file of data[fileArray]; let odd=odd; let fileIndex=index" [ngClass]="{'rowOdd':odd}">
         <td>{{file.type}}</td>
         <td>
             <a href="" [href]="serverUrl+'/caNanoLab/rest/sample/download?fileId='+file.id" *ngIf="!file.uriExternal">
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
             </div>
         <td>{{file.description}}</td>
         <td>
-            <button (click)="editFile(file)" class="btn-canano btn-canano-primary btn-canano-xs mr-1">Edit</button>
+            <button (click)="editFile(file,fileIndex)" class="btn-canano btn-canano-primary btn-canano-xs mr-1">Edit</button>
             <button (click)="deleteFile(file)" class="btn-canano btn-canano-danger btn-canano-xs mr-1">Delete</button>
         </td>
     </tr>
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
                     <!-- <button class="btn-canano btn-canano-danger btn-canano-xs mr-1">Delete</button> -->
                 </td>
                 <td>
+                    <!-- <button (click)="saveFile()" class="btn-canano btn-canano-primary btn-canano-xs mr-1">Save</button> -->
                     <button [disabled]="isFileUploadValid()" (click)="saveFile()" class="btn-canano btn-canano-primary btn-canano-xs mr-1">Save</button>
                     <button (click)="cancelFile()" class="btn-canano btn-canano-default btn-canano-xs mr-1">Cancel</button>
 
diff --git a/software/cananolab-client-new/src/app/cananolab-client/common/components/file/file.component.ts b/software/cananolab-client-new/src/app/cananolab-client/common/components/file/file.component.ts
index 2aa872c82b..713d480954 100644
--- a/software/cananolab-client-new/src/app/cananolab-client/common/components/file/file.component.ts
+++ b/software/cananolab-client-new/src/app/cananolab-client/common/components/file/file.component.ts
@@ -96,8 +96,9 @@ serverUrl = Properties.API_SERVER_URL;
   }
 
   editFile(file) {
+      console.log('test')
       this.fileIndex=1;
-      this.currentFile=file;
+      this.currentFile=JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(file));
   }
 
   isFileUploadValid() {
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ serverUrl = Properties.API_SERVER_URL;
             }
         }
         if (!this.currentFile.uriExternal) {
-            if (this.theFile) {
+            if (this.theFile||this.fileIndex!=-1) {
                 return false
             }
         }
@@ -151,20 +152,54 @@ serverUrl = Properties.API_SERVER_URL;
         })
       }
       else {
-        this.theFile.append('uriExternal',this.currentFile['uriExternal']);
-        this.theFile.append('externalUrl',this.currentFile['externalUrl']);
-        this.theFile.append('type',this.currentFile['type']);
-        this.theFile.append('title',this.currentFile['title']);
-        this.theFile.append('keywordsStr',this.currentFile['keywordsStr']);
-        this.theFile.append('description',this.currentFile['description']);
-        let uploadUrl = this.httpClient.post('/'+Consts.QUERY_UPLOAD_FILE, this.theFile);
-        uploadUrl.subscribe(data=> {
+        if (this.theFile) {
+            console.log('thefile?')
+            this.theFile.append('uriExternal',this.currentFile['uriExternal']);
+            this.theFile.append('externalUrl',this.currentFile['externalUrl']);
+            this.theFile.append('type',this.currentFile['type']);
+            this.theFile.append('title',this.currentFile['title']);
+            this.theFile.append('keywordsStr',this.currentFile['keywordsStr']);
+            this.theFile.append('description',this.currentFile['description']);
+            let uploadUrl = this.httpClient.post('/'+Consts.QUERY_UPLOAD_FILE, this.theFile);
+            uploadUrl.subscribe(data=> {
+                this.data[this.fileVariable]={
+                    "description":this.currentFile.description,
+                    "keywordsStr":this.currentFile.keywordsStr,
+                    "title":this.currentFile.title,
+                    "type":this.currentFile.type,
+                    "uri":data['fileName'],
+                    "uriExternal":false,
+                };
+                if (this.fileIndex==1) {
+                    this.data[this.fileVariable]['id']=this.currentFile['id'];
+                }
+                let saveUrl=this.httpClient.post('/'+this.saveUrl,this.data) ;
+                saveUrl.subscribe(data=> {
+                    this.data=data;
+                    this.changeFile.emit({
+                        "fileIndex":null,
+                        "data":data,
+                        "type":"save"
+                    });
+                    this.fileIndex=null;
+                },
+                error=> {
+                    console.log('file save error 2')
+                })
+            },
+            error=> {
+
+            })
+
+        }
+        else {
+            console.log(this.currentFile)
             this.data[this.fileVariable]={
                 "description":this.currentFile.description,
                 "keywordsStr":this.currentFile.keywordsStr,
                 "title":this.currentFile.title,
                 "type":this.currentFile.type,
-                "uri":data['fileName'],
+                "uri":this.currentFile.uri,
                 "uriExternal":false,
             };
             if (this.fileIndex==1) {
@@ -183,11 +218,8 @@ serverUrl = Properties.API_SERVER_URL;
             error=> {
                 console.log('file save error 2')
             })
-        },
-        error=> {
-
-        })
-      }
+        }
+    }
       console.log('i am saving')
   }
 
diff --git a/software/cananolab-client-new/src/app/cananolab-client/main-display/samples/characterization/editcharacterization/editcharacterization.component.ts b/software/cananolab-client-new/src/app/cananolab-client/main-display/samples/characterization/editcharacterization/editcharacterization.component.ts
index 48bb64c50b..9befba3028 100644
--- a/software/cananolab-client-new/src/app/cananolab-client/main-display/samples/characterization/editcharacterization/editcharacterization.component.ts
+++ b/software/cananolab-client-new/src/app/cananolab-client/main-display/samples/characterization/editcharacterization/editcharacterization.component.ts
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ export class EditcharacterizationComponent implements OnInit {
 
     editFile(file,index) {
         this.fileIndex=index;
-        this.currentFile=file;
+        this.currentFile=JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(file));
         this.currentFinding['dirty']=true;
         this.currentFinding['theFileIndex']=index;
     }