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Using the Data File menu

The File menu in the Data window provides access to opening a new Data window, creating a new folder or file, and moving a file or folder to the Trash.

• Opening a new window
• Opening a new Data window at this location
• Creating a new folder or a new file
• Moving a file or folder to the trash

The Data window contains both input data files that are used in analyses and output data files that are returned as the result of completed analyses. Input data files can be uploaded or imported to your personal workspace from your desktop or from URL, as well as made available by other users in the Community Data folder and shared with others.

This section discusses how to organize and maneuver data files and folders in your Data window, including viewing and changing the file's info-type.

For information on using data files in your analyses, see Submitting an Analysis.

You can access and manage data from outside the DE as well. For more information, see Downloading and Uploading Data.

Opening the Data window

Click the Data icon to open the Data window.

Window icons

Data menu toolbar

The Data toolbar helps you manage files and folders.

Upload menu

• Upload (simple and bulk) and import files and folders

File menu

• Open a new window in your home folder or at a selected location
• Create a new folder
• Create a new file, including plain text files; tabular data files; R, Perl, Python, and Shell scripts; and Markdown files
• Move a file or folder to Trash

Edit menu

• Rename a file or folder
• Edit files and folders
• Edit data comments
• Edit information type
• Edit, add, delete, and copy metadata
• Move files and folders
• Use metadata and metadata templates, and request a permanent identifier (DOI or ARK) to allow others to reuse your datasets

Download menu

• Download a file or folder using Simple or Bulk Download

Share menu

• Share a file or folder with collaborators in the DE
• Create a Public Link to a file
• Share a folder location
• View genome files in CoGe or Ensembl, or Newick files in the Tree Viewer. These commands are also available for selected CoGe, Ensemble, or Newick files in the Details pane.

Refresh

• Refresh the Data window if results are not updating as expected.

Search

• Search for a file using basic or advanced search.

Trash

• Open, restore, empty the trash, or delete data items in the trash

Using the Data list

• Click in the search field, or paste the path, to search for a file or folder.
• Click a folder in the Navigation list to displays its contents (files and subfolders) in the middle column.
• Click a checkbox in the middle pane to view details about the item in the Details section in the right column.

Viewing and selecting files and folders

The Navigation list in the left pane is where you navigate through data files and folders in your personal workspace.

Understanding inaccessible data items

Data items that are inaccessible are displayed in red italicized font.

This may be due to special characters (' or ~) in the path or name, or system-level items, such as your iplant/home/shared folder or your home directory. These data items cannot be opened, renamed, moved, deleted, or accessed in any way. For more information, see Using Special Characters in the DE.