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# Copy Path (for Sandbox files)

Sandbox files uploaded with the following file types can be accessed inside the Data Science Notebook using the Copy Path operation.

A file along with the **Data Sandbox environment variable** (@SYS.DATASANDBOX\_PATH) can be generated with the **Copy Path** functionality and accessed inside the Data Science Lab Notebooks.

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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> The **Copy Path** functionality can be used to read Sandbox files. The supported File types for the Copy Path functionality are **txt,*** ***png**, **jpg**, **jpeg,*** ***xls**, **xlsm,** and **mp4**.*
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* Navigate to the ***Notebook*** page.
* Select a Code cell.
* Open the ***Datasets*** tab.
* Select a Sandbox file with the supported file types (**txt**, **png**, **jpg**, **jpeg**, **xls**, **xlsm**, and **mp4)**.
* Click the ***Ellipsis*** icon.
* Choose the ***Copy Path*** option.

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* It will provide the file path in the new code cell with the ***Data Sandbox Environment Variable.***
* Run the cell.
* It will display the same path below, after the successful run.

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* Provide the code to read the file data from the file path.
* Run the cell.
* The file data will be accessed and displayed below after the successful run of the cell.

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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-4/data-science-lab-quick-start-flow) *page to get an overview of the **Data Science Lab** module in nutshell.*&#x20;
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