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General Function Checklist

This page tests local QuickLoads using relative file paths.

(To test absolute file paths see QuickLoad Saver release testing documentation)

Add files to your computer

  1. Download the following file: relative space.zip
  2. Extract it to where you would like your local QuickLoad to be stored. (Desktop, C drive, etc.)
  • Files were extracted to local machine:
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Add the QuickLoad to IGB

  1. Open the Data Sources tab in Preferences.
  2. Click Add… to open the Add Data Source window.
  3. Click Choose local folder
  4. Choose the unzipped QuickLoad folder “relative space”. 
  5. Click Submit.


  • The data on your QuickLoad is reachable by IGB and not highlighted in Red, Yellow, or Greyed out.
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Access local QuickLoad data

  1. Close the Preferences window.
  2. Open the E_unicornis_Jul_2043 genome.
  • The correct Species (E_unicornis) and Genome Version (Jul_2043) loaded.
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  • Data loads automatically and appears the same as the above image.
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  • Your QuickLoad appears in the Available Data section.
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Zoom to the following coordinates, then click Load Sequence: chrXVI:387,629-387,744

  • The sequence data loads along the coordinates track.
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