Non-Indexed Folders

Non-indexed folders () are designed for optimal performance in situations where no file actions are needed. They serve as fast storage in situations like temporary analysis file storage where you don't need access or searches via the GUI to individual files or subfolders within the folder. Think of a non-indexed folder as a data container. You can access the container which contains all the data, but you can not access the individual data files within the container from the GUI. As non-indexed folders contain data, they count towards your total project storage.

The GUI considers non-indexed folders as a single object. You can access the contents from a non-indexed folder

• as Analysis input/output

• in Bench

• via the API

Action	Allowed	Details
Creation	Yes	You can create non-indexed folders at Projects > your_project > Data > Manage > Create non-indexed folder. or with the /api​/projects​/{projectId}​/data:createNonIndexedFolder endpoint
Deletion	Yes	You can delete non-indexed folders by selecting them at Projects > your_project > Data > select the folder > Manage > Delete. or with the /api​/projects​/{projectId}​/data/{dataId}:delete endpoint
Uploading Data	API Bench Analysis	Use non-indexed folders as normal folders for Analysis runs and bench. Different methods are available with the API such as creating temporary credentials to upload data to S3 or using /api/projects/{projectId}/data:createFileWithUploadUrl
Downloading Data	Yes	Use non-indexed folders as normal folders for Analysis runs and bench. Use temporary credentials to list and download data with the API.
Analysis Input/Output	Yes	Non-indexed files can be used as input for an analysis and the non-indexed folder can be used as output location. You will not be able to view the contents of the input and output in the analysis details screen.
Bench	Yes	Non-indexed folders can be used in Bench and the output from Bench can be written to non-indexed folders. Non-indexed folders are accessible across Bench workspaces within a project.
Viewing	No	The folder is a single object, you can not view the contents.
Linking	Yes	You cannot see non-indexed folder contents.
Copying	No	Prohibited to prevent storage issues.
Moving	No	Prohibited to prevent storage issues.
Managing tags	No	You cannot see non-indexed folder contents.
Managing format	No	You cannot see non-indexed folder contents.
Use as Reference Data	No	You cannot see non-indexed folder contents.