---
title: Data and storage
description: >-
  Bring inputs into a Studio project from the Data Sources menu, and browse
  stored files in the storage browser.
tags:
  - studio
  - file-explorer
---

Studio has no file tree beside the canvas. To bring data into a project, you use the **Data Sources** menu in the bottom toolbar. Each entry either stores the files or hands them straight to a tool window. To browse what is already stored, you use the storage browser at `/data`.

## The Data Sources menu

| Entry | What it does |
|---|---|
| **Upload & Analyze** | Uploads files to storage. You can stop there, or send the files on to an **AI Data Analysis** tool window |
| **Example Workflows** | Loads example files into an **AI Data Analysis** window |
| **Database Connections** | Submits a search to an external database, then opens a **Discovery Search** window on that job |
| **Recent Data** | Picks files you used recently and passes them to a tool window |
| **Import from External** | Imports files from an external source into an **AI Data Analysis** window |
| **Format Converters** | Converts files between formats |

> The left sidebar's **Data Sources** panel has **Upload Files**, **Databases**, **Examples**, **Recent** and **Convert**. Those buttons do nothing in the current build, so use the bottom toolbar's **Data Sources** menu instead.

## Upload limits

The upload dialog takes up to 20 files per upload and 100 MB per file. It accepts these types:

| Kind | Extensions |
|---|---|
| Structures and molecules | `.pdb`, `.sdf`, `.mol`, `.mol2`, `.xyz` |
| Sequences and text | `.fasta`, `.fa`, `.seq`, `.smi`, `.smiles`, `.txt` |
| Tables | `.csv`, `.tsv`, `.xls`, `.xlsx` |
| Structured data | `.json`, `.xml` |
| Archives | `.zip`, `.tar`, `.gz` |

Each file goes to storage through a presigned URL, and then the platform registers it.

## The storage browser

`/data` is a full-page browser for your stored files, outside Studio and without its experimental warning. `/data/project/<project-id>`, `/data/campaign/<campaign-id>` and `/data/chat/<chat-id>` open the same browser scoped to that entity.

- **Scope.** A member of one organization sees their own files. An organization admin browses the whole organization's storage. A member of several organizations picks one from the **Organization** selector.
- **Folders.** Folders follow the platform's storage layout. Known folders get readable names such as **Files**, **Outputs**, **Tool Outputs**, **Campaigns**, **Chats**, **Exports** and **Uploads**. In the breadcrumbs, campaign and chat folders appear as a shortened ID.
- **Navigation.** Breadcrumbs lead back up the tree, **Filter files…** narrows the current folder by name, and the refresh button reloads it.
- **File actions.** Select a file to see its details and these actions:
  - **Download**
  - **Copy S3 URI**
  - **Copy presigned link**
  - **Open in Viewer**, for file types the platform can display in place

> The right sidebar in a Studio project has a **Files** tab. In the current build it shows "Files panel requires authentication" even when you are signed in, because the project page does not give it an organization. Use `/data` instead.

## Getting results out

Tool results and job outputs are stored with the job. You download them from the **Job Details** window or the Jobs Dashboard. To export the whole project as a ZIP, CSV or JSON file, use **File → Export Project Data**. See [Job management](/docs/studio/job-management#exporting-the-project).