How to handle large files in OS?

Sometimes users would like to upload data with huge size. E.g. sequencing data, microscopic images etc.

These files are huge, they cannot be uploaded to OpenSpecimen. 

The best way to handle this is as follows:

1. Create a custom field or form with a text type field. For more details, refer to the wiki page. 

2. Include a URL field to link the external data

3. Link the form with patient, visit or specimen as appropriate

4. For multiple data types for the same patient, visit or specimen, a subform can be created.

Using this approach, you can include reference to the external data as well any additional fields. 

See below reference:

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