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Use Case 1: Uploading Large Files from Google Drive to HydroShare
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Created: Jul 18, 2025 at 1:52 p.m. (UTC)
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Abstract

This resource contains a document that provides step-by-step instructional content on how users can upload large files from their personal Google Drive storage directly into the HydroShare system. This method offers an alternative to direct local uploads by leveraging cloud-to-cloud transfers, which are often faster, more stable, and less constrained by internet connection interruptions or file size restrictions in web browsers.

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Content

readme.md

Use Case: Uploading Large Files from Google Drive to HydroShare

User: An academic researcher
Use Case Description:
A user has scientific data stored in their personal Google Drive. They move these data into HydroShare, where the data are represented as resources. The user collaborates around these data with colleagues and publishes them alongside their manuscript.

To upload data to HydroShare, you must sign into your account.
Create an account here

In the Content section you can upload files of various content types, and you can add web content that links to external resources.

Steps to Upload

  1. Go to HydroShare
  2. Sign in to your HydroShare user account.

  3. Click on the Create button in the top right navigation menu.
    Create Resource

  4. Select Resource from the dropdown.
    Select Content Type

  5. Provide a title for the resource and click Create.

  6. You will be directed to the landing page for your new resource to add files and metadata. Metadata is essential to your resource. At a minimum, you must add:
  7. A descriptive title
  8. An abstract describing the contents

  9. At least one keyword to make the resource public or discoverable

  10. In the Content section, either:

  11. Drag and drop files up to 25 GB

  12. Or click "Add Files" to upload from your computer or Google Drive
    Users uploading from Google will be prompted to authenticate.
    Add Files

  13. To Pause an upload, press the pause button (⏸) in the bottom right.
    To Resume, press the play arrow (▶).
    Pause/Resume Upload

  14. To Add Web Content, click the web content icon shown below.
    This allows linking to an external resource (note: this precludes publishing).
    Add Web Content

  15. Organize files into folders as needed using descriptive names.
    Organize Folders

Related Resources

The content of this resource references https://help.hydroshare.org/creating-and-managing-resources/creating-resources/
This resource belongs to the following collections:
Title Owners Sharing Status My Permission
Interactive Science Use Cases Showcasing HydroShare’s Cloud-Native Features Irene Garousi-Nejad · Anthony Castronova  Public &  Shareable Open Access

Credits

Funding Agencies

This resource was created using funding from the following sources:
Agency Name Award Title Award Number
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA Cooperative Agreement with The University of Alabama, awarded to the Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology (CIROH) NA22NWS4320003

How to Cite

Garousi-Nejad, I., A. M. Castronova (2025). Use Case 1: Uploading Large Files from Google Drive to HydroShare, HydroShare, http://www.hydroshare.org/resource/01f581168c364965908b3a58e0e3aaa1

This resource is shared under the Creative Commons Attribution CC BY.

 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
CC-BY

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