File Explorer in C3 AI Studio
The File Explorer enables you to view mounts and files in the C3 AI Studio UI. You can navigate folder hierarchies while browsing files, similar to file systems like Azure Storage Explorer or Amazon S3. Also, you can upload, copy, move, delete, and download individual files.
Navigate to File Explorer
- Navigate to your application in C3 AI Studio. You can select your app directly from the C3 AI Studio homepage, or select your app from the list of applications on the Apps tab.
- Select File Explorer under the Data category. This opens the File Explorer.
Mounts
A mount refers to a mapping between a logical directory name in your application and a physical path in an underlying file system (such as a cloud storage bucket). For more information on mounts in C3 AI, see the FileSystem Mounts section in the C3 AI Data Integration Guide.
The File Explorer first shows the mounts for your application. To view the files for a mount, you need to double-click your selected mount.
Browse files
After selecting a mount, you can browse folders and files.
Select path
You can view and expand folders on each mount. Selecting a folder reveals the contents of the folder. Additionally, you can enter folder names in the search bar, allowing you to find relevant information quickly.
Search only finds keyword matches with paths, NOT individual files. In other words, you can't find files in the file system with the search option.
Select a folder to view its contents.
Upload files
You can upload files to your selected path. You can upload multiple files at once.
- Navigate to the appropriate path. This path is where your files are uploaded.
- Select the Upload files button.
- In the pop-up modal, select Browse. You can select multiple files using your operating system's file explorer.
- After selecting your files, you can see which files are going to be uploaded and file size. You can choose not to upload individual files by selecting the X button on the row of each file.
- Select Upload after you verify your upload contents.
Files uploaded with the same name as existing files in your file system are overwritten. Use unique file names, or ensure you want to overwrite existing files.
View, move, and download files
After selecting a path, you can see all the files in that space. Right-clicking a file or folder allows you to take the following actions on files:
- Copy — Copies a file or folder. You can paste the file or folder by going to another path, right-click on empty space, and select Paste item.
- Delete — Deletes the file or folder.
- Move — Moves the file elsewhere. You can move the file or folder by going to another path, right-click on empty space, and select Move here.
- Preview — Previews the file. Most text based files, like
.txt,.json, and.csvare supported. - Download — Downloads the file.
Files copied and moved with the same name as existing files in your file system are overwritten. Use unique file names, or ensure you want to overwrite existing files.