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Comment: Added instructions for loading Google Drive files

IGB can integrate and merge data from multiple sources in the same view. These include data sets loaded from your computer, from UCSC Genome Browser, from URL sites, or from various public (and private) DAS, DAS2, UCSC REST, and Quickload servers.

To load data:

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You can also open custom genomes not already available in IGB. See Custom Genomes (Genomes not in IGB).

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Open data sets - from files, URLs, Quickload sites,

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UCSC Genome Browser, or other sources

Once you select a species and genome version, publicly accessible data sets hosted by UCSC Genome Browser, IGB Quickload sites, and other sources will appear in the Available Data section of the Data Access tab. Select these data sets to open them in IGB.

You can also open files in IGB if they're stored locally or via a publicly-available URL. To open a file, select File > Open File... or File > Open URL... 

Files stored on Google Drive cannot be added to IGB via URL. Instead of downloading these files to add them locally, you can use Drive for desktop to keep your files synced between the cloud and your computer. To install Drive for desktop, download the installer at this link and follow the instructions.

Once a file is opened, IGB adds it to the Data Management Table in the Data Access tab.

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