Accessing and Sharing Your BC-workspace Files
Your BC-workspace contains two mapped directories that you can use to copy files into and out of your
BC-workspace:
- persistent-storage/: this directory should be used for storing files that you generate in your
BC-workspace. - upload/: this directory should be used for uploading files from your local machine into your
BC-workspace.
Important!
In order to download files from your BC-workspace you will need to submit them for approval from the BRAINCommons™ team. You can find out more on how to do this in the relevant article.
You can access these directories from the BRAINCommons portal, by clicking on the "File Directory" button on your BC-workspace.
The File Directory can be used as any standard File Explorer, allowing you to browse files and move between directories.
Important!
Only files stored in your "Persistent Storage" and "Upload" directories are regularly backed-up and can be restored in case of a disaster. Make sure that all important files are stored in these directories and not on any other BC-workspace directory. Also note that deleting files using the File Directory on the BRAINCommons portal will delete them for all BC-workspace users.
You can also share one or more files from your persistent-storage directory with other users, provided that they have, at least, the same level of access as you. You can share files either one at a time, by clicking on the menu on the top right corner of each file or by selecting multiple and clicking on the blue "Share" button in the top right section of the directory.
Users that you have shared files (notebooks) with, will be able to see them in their "Shared notebooks" section in their "Tools" page.
If you have access to multiple BC-workspaces, you can copy Shared files back into one of your other
BC-workspaces. 