# Workspace

The Workspace is the default tab to open for each Data Science Lab project. Based on the Project types the options to begin working with Workspace may differ. 

* The Repo Sync Projects offer ***File*** and ***Folder*** options on the default page of the ***Workspace*** tab.
* The normal Data Science Projects will have ***Create*** and ***Import*** options under the ***Workspace*** landing page. 

##  Accessing the Workspace Tab for a Repo Sync Projects

* Navigate to the ***Projects*** page.
* Select an activated ***Repo Sync Project*** from the displayed list.
* Click the ***View*** icon to open the project.
* The ***Repo Sync*** project opens displaying the ***Workspace*** tab. 

  * A Repo folder gets added to the selected Repo Sync project based on the selected Git repository account (at the user-level settings) under the ***Notebook*** tab with ***Refresh*** and ***Git Console*** icons.

<table><thead><tr><th width="105">Icons</th><th width="176">Name of the Icons</th><th>Actions</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><img src="/files/V6zLkvXVKrU2V8dlnzVO" alt="" data-size="original"></td><td>Refresh</td><td>Refreshes the data taken from the selected Git Repository. </td></tr><tr><td><img src="/files/b9DnZEUzUtBpULSynFic" alt="" data-size="original"></td><td>Git Console</td><td>Opens a console page to use Git Commands.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark>*&#x20;

* *The Repo Sync Project opens with a branch configured at the project level.*
* *A Repo Sync Project contains other than .ipynb files under the Workspace tab.*
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## Accessing the Workspace Tab for other Data Science Projects

* Navigate to the ***Projects*** page.
* Select an activated ***Project*** from the displayed list.
* Click the ***View*** icon to open the project.

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* The Project opens displaying the ***Workspace*** tab.&#x20;
  * The Repo, Utils, and Files default folders appear under the ***Workspace*** tab.

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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> If the selected project is a **Repo Sync Project**, it will only contain a **Repo** folder under the **Workspace** tab. Here, the Repo folder will support all file types. Three folders (Repo, Utils, and Files) will be available under the **Workspace** tab for a normal **Data Science Lab** project.*
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* A ***Refresh*** icon is provided to refresh the data.
* The users get two options to start with their data science exploration:
  1. Create - By **Creating a new Notebook ​**
  2. Import -By **Importing a Notebook**

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