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The Object Store page shows all the data your organization has in the Object Store. To view the page, log in to the Algorithm Lab and then, in the left navigation bar, click Organization > Object Store.

To view the metadata of a file (including it's path, size, and a content preview), click one of the files in the table.

Follow these steps to upload files to the Object Store:

1. Open the Object Store page.
2. Navigate to the directory in the Object Store where you want to upload files.
3. Click Upload.
4. Drag and drop the files you want to upload.

Alternatively, you can add data to the Object Store in an algorithm or notebook.

Permissioned Institutional clients can build derivative data such as machine learning models and download it from the Object Store. Contact us to unlock this feature for your account.

Follow these steps to download files and directories from the Object Store:

1. Open the Object Store page.
2. Navigate to the directory in the Object Store where you want to download files and directories.
3. Select the file(s) and directory(ies) to download
4. Click Download.
5. Wait while QuantConnect processes the request.
6. Click the Download link that appears.

All organizations get 50 MB of free storage in the Object Store. Paid organizations can subscribe to more storage space. The following table shows the cost of the supported storage sizes:

Follow these steps to delete storage from the Object Store:

1. Open the Object Store page.
2. Navigate to the directory in the Object Store where you want to delete files.
3. Click the check box next to the files you want to delete.
4. Click Actions and then click Delete from the drop-down menu.
5. Click OK.

Alternatively, you can delete storage in an algorithm or notebook.

You need storage billing permissions and a paid organization to edit the size of the organization's Object Store.

Follow these steps to edit the amount of storage available in your organization's Object Store:

1. Log in to the Algorithm Lab.
2. In the left navigation bar, click Organization > Resources.
3. On the Resources page, scroll down to the Storage Resources and then click Add Object Store Capacity.
4. On the Pricing page, select a storage plan.
5. Click Proceed to Checkout.

When you deploy a live algorithm, you can access the data within minutes of modifying the Object Store. Ensure your algorithm is able to handle a changing dataset.

The live environment's access to the Object Store is much slower than in research and backtesting. Limit the individual objects to less than 50 MB to prevent live trading access issues.

The Resources page shows the total storage used in your organization and the storage used by individual projects so that you can easily manage your storage space. To view the page, log in to the Algorithm Lab and then, in the left navigation bar, click Organization > Resources.