Uploading and deleting local files

For a local file dataset, you upload and remove new files directly.

On Tonic Textual Cloud, and by default for self-hosted instances, Textual stores the uploaded files in the application database.

On a self-hosted instance, you can instead configure an S3 bucket where Textual stores the files. In the S3 bucket, the files are stored in a folder that is named for the dataset identifier.

For more information, go to Setting the S3 bucket for file uploads and redactions.

For an example of an IAM role with the required permissions, go to Example IAM role for file uploads and redactions.

Adding files to the dataset

Required dataset permission: Upload files to a dataset

From the dataset details page, to add files to the dataset:

1. In the left menu, click Project files.

2. On the dataset files page, click Upload Files.

Dataset files list with the upload option

1. Search for and select the files.

You can also drag and drop files to the page.

Textual uploads and then processes the files. For more information about file processing, go to Managing dataset file scans.

Do not leave the page while files are uploading. If you leave the page before the upload is complete, then the upload stops.

You can leave the page while Textual is processing the file.

On a self-hosted instance, when a file fails to upload, you can download the associated logs. To download the logs, click the options menu for the file, then select Download Logs.

Removing files from the dataset

Required dataset permission: Delete files from a dataset

Removing a single file

To remove a single file from the dataset:

Options menu for a dataset file

1. In the file list, click the options menu for the file.

2. In the options menu, click Delete File.

Removing multiple selected files

To remove multiple files from the dataset:

1. For each file to remove, hover over the file name, then check the checkbox. When at least one file is selected, the Upload Files label changes to a Bulk action menu. The label includes the number of files that are selected.

2. From the Bulk action menu, select Delete selections.