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Files & Folders

From the Data Explorer, once you have clicked on a Bucket, you'll be able to see its content.

Data explorer Bucket content

Creating a folder​

Use the "New" button on the top right, and select the folder creation action.

Create folder button

You can then enter your folder name, that also follows the same naming conventions as the Kits: only lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens, and periods.

Create folder modal

The folder is now created with the notification confirming it.

Folder created

Uploading a file​

Use the new button on the top right again and use the action to import a file.

Upload file

Select the file in your file system, validate and the upload will start.

Preparing the upload

You can see the upload is ongoing thanks to the progress bar displayed next to the file you selected.

Upload circular progress

The file is now uploaded in your Bucket.

File uploaded

Downloading a file​

To download a file, either click on its name or use the actions menu to the right of the row and select the option to download it.

Download file action

The download will start and will be in your browser's download page, or system download folder, as usual.

file downloaded

Deleting folders and files​

danger

There is no confirmation for the deletion of files and folders! Be aware of what you want to delete, because there will be no going back!

You already know that there are two possible options for deletion, context menu or actions menu. For this example we will use the context menu, so right click on the folder you want to delete and select the delete option.

Delete folder action

The folder is now deleted.

You can do the same with the file.

Delete file action

Bulk operations​

You can perform bulk operations on multiple files or folders at once by selecting them in the "My Kits" table, by using the "Control" key on your keyboard (or "Command" key on Mac), and then selecting all the files or folder names you want to perform the bulk operation on.

Locate the "New" button on the top right of the main content area, and select the option to import files.

Import button

Import multiple files​

When importing, you can select several files.

Select multiple files to upload

This will start the upload of multiple files in Bucket's current folder.

All files uploaded

Deleting multiple files​

Now let's see how to delete all of them at once. Select all the files using the Control ("Ctrl") key on Windows, or the Command ("Cmd") key on MacOS, and left-clicking on all the files to select.

You can now right-click on one of the selected files and choose the delete option from the context menu, to delete them all.

Select all files and right click for contextual menu delete

Current limitations on bulk operations​

As of today, shall you delete all the files within a folder, the folder itself will get deleted.

You cannot select both folders and files for deletion.