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Working with root directories
The root directories refer to the base directories where the system should look into for whole slide images. All the subdirectories of the root directories are exposed by the application and whole slide images that are discovered are advertised. A root directory may either be a local directory, a UNC share or an Amazon S3 compatible storage.
This section allows the addition of new directories as well as the editing and deletion of existing ones.
Each root directory is given an alias by which it is referred. The alias must be unique, irrespective of its casing. This means that if you have a root-directory with an alias “RoOt”, you cannot also have another root-directory with a alias “rOoT”.
The path of a directory must be an absolute path accessible by the host computer. Should the path not exist, an error message is shown:
You can edit already existing root directories by clicking on the pencil behind each entry in the overview table:
Similarly, you may delete root directories by clicking on the delete icon behind each entry. A confirmation prompt at this point will give you one last chance to reconsider:
