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Navigation

You can use SolidOS to browse and maintain the data within the Pod.

SolidOS allows you to navigate through the data to which you have read access.

  1. If necessary, click the Solid logo to display the Home Home view.
  2. Display the Folder Folder view.
  3. The folder and data resources in the root folder are displayed as a tree.
  4. Navigate through the tree by Expand expanding and Collapse collapsing folders and data resources.
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You can enter the URL for a folder or data resource in the web browser address bar to navigate directly to that resource.

Viewing Your Data​

You can view the contents of any folders and/or data resources to which you have access.

To view an existing folder or data resource:

  1. Navigate to the folder containing the resource.
  2. Open the resource by clicking the Expand icon next to the resource.
  3. Depending upon the type of resource selected and your preferred role(s), different view options can be displayed.

Primary Views​

If the selected resource is of a well-known type, it will automatically be opened in that view. If not, click the appropriate icon:

Alternate Views​

  • About About - Display information regarding the resource
  • Folder Folder - Display resources in a tree-view
  • Source Source - Display the source of a text file
  • Sharing Sharing - Display/update sharing permissions
  • Under the Hood Under the Hood - Access advanced functionality

Developer Views​

  • Data Data - Display the resource using a Data view
  • N3 Data as N3 - Display in Notation3 (N3) language
  • RDF/XML RDF/XML - Display as RDF/XML
  1. Click the appropriate icon to view the resource in the desired manner.
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  • Each of the icons are toggle buttons. Click the icon again to close the view.
  • To view a single resource in a new browser tab, click-and-drag a displayed resource name to the browser tab bar.