How do I upload a file to the Yale Dataverse?
Answer
A single file:
If you are uploading a single file (any format):
In your Dataverse, click Add data / New dataset: Follow general guidelines for File Upload here: https://guides.dataverse.org/en/5.13/user/dataset-management.html(Link is external) (Link opens in new window)
SPECIAL CASE: Stata files:
To upload a single Stata file: If you are uploading a single Stata file, follow general guidelines for Tabular Data File Ingest here: https://guides.dataverse.org/en/5.13/user/tabulardataingest/index.html(Link is external) (Link opens in new window)
To upload a Stata file in a folder: Follow guidelines for uploading to display tree view.
Multiple files:
IMPORTANT: If you are uploading more than one file (of any format), zip the files and then upload.
For example,
Zipped_folder/
├── my_data.csv
├── my_script.R
├── README.md
If you are uploading more than one file (of any format), and want to maintain folder structure and file paths, zip the files and then upload.
For example,
Zipped_folder/
├── data
│ ├── my_data.csv
├── analysis
│ └── my_script.R
├── DESCRIPTION
└── README.md
(adapted from: https://the-turing-way.netlify.app/reproducible-research/compendia(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) )