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A data upload or download does not require a running Virtual Machine.

If you're uploading a folder with many subfolders, make a zip file.

To work in your myDRE workspace, you of course need data. Each workspace is therefore by default equipped with a fileshare. All workspace members can bring files into that share, whether they are an Owner or a regular Member.  There are a number of ways to upload data. The easiest is to upload through the Files tab in the myDRE web portal . Please find a short introduction to the Files tab below. For more information, refer to the Uploading your data article.

In the myDRE web portal, each workspace has a 'Files' tab. In the Files tab, you can upload files and folders, and you can view what's already present within the fileshare. Please note that in the portal, you'll only be able to view titles and metadata; you cannot open the files from here - this is only possible within the VMs. This is to prevent users from creating local copies on their own machines. Of course, users can still download files to their local computers, but only with approval: read more about this in our article on  Downloading and transferring files via data requests.

To upload you data in Files, you can either click on the upload button. This will start an upload, in which your files will be placed into a so-called 'blob' container. Consider this container a 'transit' location. Once all files are uploaded to the container, container will be uploaded to your workspace. You will find your uploaded files in a timestamped folder (UTC time) on Data (Z:)/inbox.