I wish I was able to pick a local file without having to upload it. This would make the PG&E notebook easier to use and more privacy friendly: anybody could open it and select a local file without having to upload the data to observable. Just a suggestion. As this is something I can do rather eas…

Hi @steren . Using the file client-side only is, in fact, the default behavior. The file will only be uploaded if you click Fork to save your changes.

reading files client-side only

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mcmcclur February 29, 2020, 3:04am 3

There’s the file upload input.

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reading files client-side only

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