diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/FilePickerEditor/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/FilePickerEditor/index.js
index a8b33c653..90e4a79e3 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/FilePickerEditor/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/FilePickerEditor/index.js
@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
 import React from 'react';
+import path from 'path';
 import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 import { browseFiles } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions';
 import { IconX } from '@tabler/icons';
+import { isWindowsOS } from 'utils/common/platform';
 
 const FilePickerEditor = ({ value, onChange, collection }) => {
+  value = value || [];
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
-  const filnames = value
-    .split('|')
+  const filenames = value
     .filter((v) => v != null && v != '')
-    .map((v) => v.split('\\').pop());
-  const title = filnames.map((v) => `- ${v}`).join('\n');
+    .map((v) => {
+      const separator = isWindowsOS() ? '\\' : '/';
+      return v.split(separator).pop();
+    });
+
+  // title is shown when hovering over the button
+  const title = filenames.map((v) => `- ${v}`).join('\n');
 
   const browse = () => {
     dispatch(browseFiles())
@@ -20,13 +27,13 @@ const FilePickerEditor = ({ value, onChange, collection }) => {
           const collectionDir = collection.pathname;
 
           if (filePath.startsWith(collectionDir)) {
-            return filePath.substring(collectionDir.length + 1);
+            return path.relative(collectionDir, filePath);
           }
 
           return filePath;
         });
 
-        onChange(filePaths.join('|'));
+        onChange(filePaths);
       })
       .catch((error) => {
         console.error(error);
@@ -37,14 +44,14 @@ const FilePickerEditor = ({ value, onChange, collection }) => {
     onChange('');
   };
 
-  const renderButtonText = (filnames) => {
-    if (filnames.length == 1) {
-      return filnames[0];
+  const renderButtonText = (filenames) => {
+    if (filenames.length == 1) {
+      return filenames[0];
     }
-    return filnames.length + ' files selected';
+    return filenames.length + ' files selected';
   };
 
-  return filnames.length > 0 ? (
+  return filenames.length > 0 ? (
     <div
       className="btn btn-secondary px-1"
       style={{ fontWeight: 400, width: '100%', textOverflow: 'ellipsis', overflowX: 'hidden' }}
@@ -54,7 +61,7 @@ const FilePickerEditor = ({ value, onChange, collection }) => {
         <IconX size={18} />
       </button>
       &nbsp;
-      {renderButtonText(filnames)}
+      {renderButtonText(filenames)}
     </div>
   ) : (
     <button className="btn btn-secondary px-1" style={{ width: '100%' }} onClick={browse}>
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/MultipartFormParams/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/MultipartFormParams/index.js
index 13464c6c9..c0f47b231 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/MultipartFormParams/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/MultipartFormParams/index.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
 import SingleLineEditor from 'components/SingleLineEditor';
 import { sendRequest, saveRequest } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions';
 import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
-import FilePickerEditor from 'components/FilePickerEditor/index';
+import FilePickerEditor from 'components/FilePickerEditor';
 
 const MultipartFormParams = ({ item, collection }) => {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ const MultipartFormParams = ({ item, collection }) => {
     dispatch(
       addMultipartFormParam({
         itemUid: item.uid,
-        collectionUid: collection.uid
+        collectionUid: collection.uid,
+        type: 'text'
       })
     );
   };
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ const MultipartFormParams = ({ item, collection }) => {
       addMultipartFormParam({
         itemUid: item.uid,
         collectionUid: collection.uid,
-        isFile: true
+        type: 'file'
       })
     );
   };
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ const MultipartFormParams = ({ item, collection }) => {
                       />
                     </td>
                     <td>
-                      {param.isFile === true ? (
+                      {param.type === 'file' ? (
                         <FilePickerEditor
                           value={param.value}
                           onChange={(newValue) =>
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/index.js
index 18102ab07..47c4670d2 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/index.js
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ export const collectionsSlice = createSlice({
           item.draft.request.body.multipartForm = item.draft.request.body.multipartForm || [];
           item.draft.request.body.multipartForm.push({
             uid: uuid(),
-            isFile: action.payload.isFile ?? false,
+            type: action.payload.type,
             name: '',
             value: '',
             description: '',
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ export const collectionsSlice = createSlice({
           }
           const param = find(item.draft.request.body.multipartForm, (p) => p.uid === action.payload.param.uid);
           if (param) {
-            param.isFile = action.payload.param.isFile;
+            param.type = action.payload.param.type;
             param.name = action.payload.param.name;
             param.value = action.payload.param.value;
             param.description = action.payload.param.description;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js
index bf828c553..216d74a4d 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/collections/index.js
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ export const transformCollectionToSaveToExportAsFile = (collection, options = {}
     return map(params, (param) => {
       return {
         uid: param.uid,
+        type: param.type,
         name: param.name,
         value: param.value,
         description: param.description,
@@ -520,10 +521,6 @@ export const refreshUidsInItem = (item) => {
   return item;
 };
 
-export const isLocalCollection = (collection) => {
-  return collection.pathname ? true : false;
-};
-
 export const deleteUidsInItem = (item) => {
   delete item.uid;
   const params = get(item, 'request.params', []);
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/common/platform.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/common/platform.js
index 03ff9539e..738a1fbed 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/common/platform.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/common/platform.js
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ export const isElectron = () => {
   return window.ipcRenderer ? true : false;
 };
 
-export const isLocalCollection = (collection) => {
-  return collection.pathname ? true : false;
-};
-
 export const resolveRequestFilename = (name) => {
   return `${trim(name)}.bru`;
 };
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/common.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/common.js
index 52b0af6a4..f1e17ac00 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/common.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/common.js
@@ -71,6 +71,18 @@ export const transformItemsInCollection = (collection) => {
         }
 
         delete item.request.query;
+
+        // from 5 feb 2024, multipartFormData needs to have a type
+        // this was introduced when we added support for file uploads
+        // below logic is to make older collection exports backward compatible
+        let multipartFormData = _.get(item, 'request.body.multipartForm');
+        if (multipartFormData) {
+          _.each(multipartFormData, (form) => {
+            if (!form.type) {
+              form.type = 'text';
+            }
+          });
+        }
       }
 
       if (item.items && item.items.length) {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/insomnia-collection.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/insomnia-collection.js
index 629f6a47c..d75de5575 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/insomnia-collection.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/insomnia-collection.js
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ const transformInsomniaRequestItem = (request, index, allRequests) => {
     each(request.body.params, (param) => {
       brunoRequestItem.request.body.multipartForm.push({
         uid: uuid(),
+        type: 'text',
         name: param.name,
         value: param.value,
         description: param.description,
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/openapi-collection.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/openapi-collection.js
index 0bc42b4fd..099132d87 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/openapi-collection.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/openapi-collection.js
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ const transformOpenapiRequestItem = (request) => {
         each(bodySchema.properties || {}, (prop, name) => {
           brunoRequestItem.request.body.multipartForm.push({
             uid: uuid(),
+            type: 'text',
             name: name,
             value: '',
             description: prop.description || '',
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/postman-collection.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/postman-collection.js
index feacaf85a..faa74a71b 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/postman-collection.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/importers/postman-collection.js
@@ -144,8 +144,9 @@ const importPostmanV2CollectionItem = (brunoParent, item, parentAuth) => {
           if (bodyMode === 'formdata') {
             brunoRequestItem.request.body.mode = 'multipartForm';
             each(i.request.body.formdata, (param) => {
-              brunoRequestItem.request.body.formUrlEncoded.push({
+              brunoRequestItem.request.body.multipartForm.push({
                 uid: uuid(),
+                type: 'text',
                 name: param.key,
                 value: param.value,
                 description: param.description,
diff --git a/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/prepare-request.js b/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/prepare-request.js
index 957013b11..2a001e1b9 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/prepare-request.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/prepare-request.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ const prepareRequest = (request, collectionRoot) => {
     each(enabledParams, (p) => (params[p.name] = p.value));
     axiosRequest.headers['content-type'] = 'multipart/form-data';
     axiosRequest.data = params;
-    // TODO is it needed here as well ?
+    // TODO: Add support for file uploads
   }
 
   if (request.body.mode === 'graphql') {
diff --git a/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js b/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js
index 0390a99d2..4a2bcdbe3 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const runSingleRequest = async function (
     // make axios work in node using form data
     // reference: https://github.com/axios/axios/issues/1006#issuecomment-320165427
     if (request.headers && request.headers['content-type'] === 'multipart/form-data') {
-      // TODO remove ?
+      // TODO: Add support for file uploads
       const form = new FormData();
       forOwn(request.data, (value, key) => {
         form.append(key, value);
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ const runSingleRequest = async function (
         console.log(chalk.red(stripExtension(filename)) + chalk.dim(` (${err.message})`));
         return {
           test: {
-            filename: filename,
+            filename: filename
           },
           request: {
             method: request.method,
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ const runSingleRequest = async function (
 
     return {
       test: {
-        filename: filename,
+        filename: filename
       },
       request: {
         method: request.method,
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ const runSingleRequest = async function (
     console.log(chalk.red(stripExtension(filename)) + chalk.dim(` (${err.message})`));
     return {
       test: {
-        filename: filename,
+        filename: filename
       },
       request: {
         method: null,
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/prepare-request.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/prepare-request.js
index 9d90efb6a..94b476f1a 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/prepare-request.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/prepare-request.js
@@ -1,21 +1,18 @@
-const { get, each, filter, forOwn, extend } = require('lodash');
+const { get, each, filter, extend } = require('lodash');
 const decomment = require('decomment');
 const FormData = require('form-data');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 
 const parseFormData = (datas, collectionPath) => {
+  // make axios work in node using form data
+  // reference: https://github.com/axios/axios/issues/1006#issuecomment-320165427
   const form = new FormData();
   datas.forEach((item) => {
     const value = item.value;
     const name = item.name;
-    if (item.isFile === true) {
-      const filePaths = value
-        .toString()
-        .replace(/^@file\(/, '')
-        .replace(/\)$/, '')
-        .split('|');
-
+    if (item.type === 'file') {
+      const filePaths = value || [];
       filePaths.forEach((filePath) => {
         let trimmedFilePath = filePath.trim();
         if (!path.isAbsolute(trimmedFilePath)) {
@@ -175,8 +172,6 @@ const prepareRequest = (request, collectionRoot, collectionPath) => {
   }
 
   if (request.body.mode === 'multipartForm') {
-    // make axios work in node using form data
-    // reference: https://github.com/axios/axios/issues/1006#issuecomment-320165427
     const enabledParams = filter(request.body.multipartForm, (p) => p.enabled);
     const form = parseFormData(enabledParams, collectionPath);
     extend(axiosRequest.headers, form.getHeaders());
diff --git a/packages/bruno-lang/v2/src/bruToJson.js b/packages/bruno-lang/v2/src/bruToJson.js
index ddb54743b..db282797e 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-lang/v2/src/bruToJson.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-lang/v2/src/bruToJson.js
@@ -132,9 +132,11 @@ const mapPairListToKeyValPairsMultipart = (pairList = [], parseEnabled = true) =
   const pairs = mapPairListToKeyValPairs(pairList, parseEnabled);
 
   return pairs.map((pair) => {
+    pair.type = 'text';
     if (pair.value.startsWith('@file(') && pair.value.endsWith(')')) {
-      pair.isFile = true;
-      pair.value = pair.value.replace(/^@file\(/, '').replace(/\)$/, '');
+      let filestr = pair.value.replace(/^@file\(/, '').replace(/\)$/, '');
+      pair.type = 'file';
+      pair.value = filestr.split('|');
     }
     return pair;
   });
diff --git a/packages/bruno-lang/v2/src/jsonToBru.js b/packages/bruno-lang/v2/src/jsonToBru.js
index d94a0e8f4..c7eeef4e1 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-lang/v2/src/jsonToBru.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-lang/v2/src/jsonToBru.js
@@ -188,9 +188,17 @@ ${indentString(body.sparql)}
         multipartForms
           .map((item) => {
             const enabled = item.enabled ? '' : '~';
-            const value = item.isFile ? `@file(${item.value})` : item.value;
 
-            return `${enabled}${item.name}: ${value}`;
+            if (item.type === 'text') {
+              return `${enabled}${item.name}: ${item.value}`;
+            }
+
+            if (item.type === 'file') {
+              let filepaths = item.value || [];
+              let filestr = filepaths.join('|');
+              const value = `@file(${filestr})`;
+              return `${enabled}${item.name}: ${value}`;
+            }
           })
           .join('\n')
       )}`;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-schema/src/collections/index.js b/packages/bruno-schema/src/collections/index.js
index 10db08767..5f7dc1237 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-schema/src/collections/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-schema/src/collections/index.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ const environmentsSchema = Yup.array().of(environmentSchema);
 
 const keyValueSchema = Yup.object({
   uid: uidSchema,
-  isFile: Yup.boolean().nullable(),
   name: Yup.string().nullable(),
   value: Yup.string().nullable(),
   description: Yup.string().nullable(),
@@ -38,8 +37,11 @@ const varsSchema = Yup.object({
   name: Yup.string().nullable(),
   value: Yup.string().nullable(),
   description: Yup.string().nullable(),
-  local: Yup.boolean(),
-  enabled: Yup.boolean()
+  enabled: Yup.boolean(),
+
+  // todo
+  // anoop(4 feb 2023) - nobody uses this, and it needs to be removed
+  local: Yup.boolean()
 })
   .noUnknown(true)
   .strict();
@@ -56,6 +58,21 @@ const graphqlBodySchema = Yup.object({
   .noUnknown(true)
   .strict();
 
+const multipartFormSchema = Yup.object({
+  uid: uidSchema,
+  type: Yup.string().oneOf(['file', 'text']).required('type is required'),
+  name: Yup.string().nullable(),
+  value: Yup.mixed().when('type', {
+    is: 'file',
+    then: Yup.array().of(Yup.string().nullable()).nullable(),
+    otherwise: Yup.string().nullable()
+  }),
+  description: Yup.string().nullable(),
+  enabled: Yup.boolean()
+})
+  .noUnknown(true)
+  .strict();
+
 const requestBodySchema = Yup.object({
   mode: Yup.string()
     .oneOf(['none', 'json', 'text', 'xml', 'formUrlEncoded', 'multipartForm', 'graphql', 'sparql'])
@@ -65,7 +82,7 @@ const requestBodySchema = Yup.object({
   xml: Yup.string().nullable(),
   sparql: Yup.string().nullable(),
   formUrlEncoded: Yup.array().of(keyValueSchema).nullable(),
-  multipartForm: Yup.array().of(keyValueSchema).nullable(),
+  multipartForm: Yup.array().of(multipartFormSchema).nullable(),
   graphql: graphqlBodySchema.nullable()
 })
   .noUnknown(true)