Import files from NeLS Storage by either clicking the "Upload Data" button or select the "Upload File" tool.

Press the "Choose remote files" button at the bottom of the popup dialog

Select "NeLS Storage" or "NeLS Storage Projects" to import files from either your Personal folder or your Projects folder in NeLS

Choose which files you want to import (shown in green) and then press "OK"

Finally, press the "Start" button to import the selected files into your history

To export individual datasets from your current Galaxy history into the NeLS Storage, select the "Export datasets to remote files source" tool under the "Send Data" section in the Tools Panel

Choose which datasets to export from the drop-down menu and then press the "Select" button under "Directory URI"

A popup dialog will display the available remote data storages.
Select "NeLS Storage" or "NeLS Storage Projects" to export files to either your Personal folder or your Projects folder in NeLS

Navigate into the folder where you want to store the files and then press the "Select this folder" button

If you want to create a new subdirectory, type its name in the box and press Enter

After you have selected the destination, press the "Run Tool" button at the top or bottom of the form to start the export job

To export your current history to NeLS Storage, press the "hamburger" button in the top right corner of the history panel to bring up the History Options menu, and then select "Export History to File"

Click on "to remote file" in the left column and then click on the first of the two text fields to select a destination for the history

A popup dialog will display the available remote data storages.
Select "NeLS Storage" or "NeLS Storage Projects" to export the history to either your Personal folder or your Projects folder in NeLS

Navigate into the folder where you want to store the history file and then press the "Select this folder" button

Enter a filename for the history in the bottom text field and then press "Export" to start the export job in the background

To import a history file from NeLS Storage into Galaxy, select "Histories" from the "Data" menu at the top of the page

On the "Histories" page, press the "Import History" button in the upper-right corner

Choose the "Select a remote file" option in order to import from a remote data storage, then click on the "Click to select file" text field

Select "NeLS Storage" or "NeLS Storage Projects" to import a history from either your Personal folder or your Projects folder

Click on a folder to navigate into it or click on a history file to select it. (Selecting a file will immediately close the dialog)

Press the "Import history" button to start importing the history in the background. Note that Galaxy will not switch to this history or notify you when the import is completed, but you can select which history to use from the "Histories" page afterwards.

Archiving a history is an easy way to both export it to NeLS Storage and remove it from Galaxy at the same time. To archive your current history, press the "hamburger" button in the top right corner of the history panel to bring up the History Options menu, and then select "Archive History"

Click on "Free storage space" in the left column and then "Create export record"

Make sure "To Remote File Source" is selected in the left column and then press the "Click to select directory" text field

A popup dialog will display the available remote data storages.
Select "NeLS Storage" or "NeLS Storage Projects

Navigate into the folder where you want to store the history file and then press the "Select this folder" button

Enter a filename for the history in the bottom text field and then press "Export" to start the export job in the background

Exporting the archive could take a while, and you can do other things in the meantime and come back to this page later. When it is finished, you will see a green export record. Finally, check off the box to confirm you understand the consequences, and then press the "Archive (and purge) history" button

To import a history that has been archived in the NeLS Storage, select "Histories" from the "Data" menu at the top of the page

On the "Histories" page, click on "Archived Histories"

Even though the datasets within the history may have been deleted from Galaxy when it was archived, Galaxy still retains some information about the history itself, and you can view this by clicking the eye icon. If you did not choose to "Free storage space" when archiving the history, you can bring it back again simply by "unarchiving" it. If you freed up the storage (i.e. deleted the files from Galaxy), you must import a new copy from NeLS Storage. Note that Galaxy will not switch to this history or notify you when the import is completed, but you can select which history to use from the "Histories" page afterwards.

If you have your own server with SSH access, you can configure that as an additional remote storage server under "Preferences" in the "User" menu

Click on "Manage Information" at the top of the User Preferences page

Enter the address of the server, plus your username, password and path to your home directory in the "Configurable SSH storage" block on the Manage Information page. Press the "Save" button afterwards.

The storage will be named "Configurable SSH storage", and you can import and export files and histories to this server the same way you do with NeLS Storage