File upload usage instructions

The  following items must be compressed before uploading:

• All folders, including Volocity and Phylum libraries
• Openlab LIFF files
• Openlab Automations
• Openlab, Volocity and Phylum preference files
• All large files (e.g. more than 1MB in size)

Compressing files and folders ensures that all the data is retained. It will also make the upload complete much faster.

Note: If you are going to upload a Mac file from a PC, the file must be compressed on the Mac before transferring it to a PC. This ensures that special Mac information in the file is not lost.

The steps required to compress a file or folder vary with your computer operating system:

On Mac OS X 10.3 or later:

• Select the file or folder in the Finder
• Choose "File" -> "Create Archive"
• This will create a ".zip" file.  Upload this file.

On Mac OS X 10.2.8 and earlier, or Mac OS 9:

Download and install the demo version of "DropStuff" from Aladdin:

• Drag the file or folder onto the "DropStuff" icon
• This will create a ".sit" or ".sitx" file.  Upload this file.

On Windows XP and Windows 2000:

Download and install the evaluation version of "WinZip":

• In "Explorer", right-click the file or folder to compress, choose  "WinZip" and "Add to xxxx.zip" where "xxxx" is the name of the  original file
• This will create a ".zip" file.  Upload this file