# Uploading data to Colab
To work with exported LabChart data in Python, you'll either need to upload the file to Colab or put it in Google Drive & mount your drive.

## Uploading directly
To upload a file, click the Directory icon on the left hand side of the window. Then, click the file upload button. There is a video of how to do this below:

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## Mounting your drive
1. To mount your drive, click the Directory icon on the left hand side of the window.
2. Click the Google Drive icon.
3. Colab will create a new cell in the notebook and prompt you to run it.
4. If it's the first time, a separate window will pop up to ask you for access to your Drive.
5. Click "Allow".
6. After a few seconds, a message will print that your Drive has been mounted.
7. Now, you can use the location of your file in a filepath that starts with `/content/drive`.

### Saving work in Colab
You can save a Colab file that you've edited just like any other file! In Colab, go to `File > Save a copy in Drive`. These files will show up in a folder called "Colab Notebooks" in your Drive.