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# Files

Users will be allotted a Data folder in each Data Science Lab project to create files, folders and upload a file into the dedicated Data Sandbox location

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*Check out the given walk-through on how to add a file or folder and upload a file in the given Data folder provided for each Projects.*
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***Using the Files Operation***
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## Accessing the Files Tab

* Navigate to a ***Notebook*** page.&#x20;
* Open the ***Files*** tab.
* A folder named ***Data*** appears by default under the Files tab.
* Click on the ***Ellipsis*** icon provided for the Data.

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* A context menu appears with the following options:
  * Add file
  * Add folder
  * Copy path
  * Import

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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> The user can select any one option to insert it as a part of Files to the selected Project.*
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## Various Options Provided under the Files Tab

### Adding a File

* Navigate to the context menu provided for the dedicated folder ***Data*** under the ***Files*** tab.
* Click the ***Add file*** option from the context menu.

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* The ***Add file*** dialog box appears.
* Provide a name for the file.
* Click the ***Yes*** option.

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* A notification message appears.
* The file gets added under the ***Data*** folder.

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### Adding Folder

* Navigate to the context menu provided for the dedicated folder ***Data*** under the ***Files*** tab.
* Click the ***Add folder*** option from the context menu.

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* The ***Add folder*** dialog box appears.
* Provide a name for the folder.
* Click the ***Yes*** option.

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* A notification message appears.
* The folder gets added under the ***Data*** folder.

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### Using the Copy path

* Navigate to the context menu provided for the dedicated folder ***Data*** under the ***Files*** tab.&#x20;

OR&#x20;

The user can also access the Copy Path option from an added ***File*** inside the ***Files*** option (As displayed in the given image).&#x20;

* Click the ***Copy Path*** option from the context menu.&#x20;
* A code cell gets an autogenerated code for the copy path. The code will contain the project number and&#x20;

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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note</mark>: The "**Copy path**" feature allows the user to quickly and accurately reference these files in your code, ensuring that your scripts can access the necessary data and resources.*
{% endhint %}

### Import Option

The **Import** option is provided to import files into the dedicated Sandbox folder (Data) inside the Data Science Notebook.

* Navigate to the context menu provided for the dedicated folder ***Data*** under the ***Files*** tab.
* Click the ***Import*** option from the context menu.

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* Select and import a file from the system.

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* A notification message appears.
* The selected file gets imported.

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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> Refer the* [***Data Science Lab Quick Start Flow*** ](https://docs.bdb.ai/data-science-lab-3/data-science-lab-quick-start-flow)*page to get an overview of the **Data Science Lab** module in nutshell.*&#x20;
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