Changing the datatype

Authors: orcid logoAvatarBérénice Batut orcid logoAvatarNicola Soranzo orcid logoAvatarHelena Rasche orcid logoAvatarSaskia Hiltemann AvatarBarakat Ajadi Add Contributions!
Galaxy will try to autodetect the datatype of your files, but you may need to manually set this occasionally.
  • Click on the pencil icon for the dataset to edit its attributes
  • In the central panel, click on the Datatypes tab on the top
  • Select your desired datatype
    • tip: you can start typing the datatype into the field to filter the dropdown menu
  • Click the Save button
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