> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.opencga.opencb.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.opencga.opencb.org/manual/data-management.md).

# Managing Data

This section provides instructions on how data is managed (loaded, updated, removed) in OpenCGA.

1. [Working with Projects and Studies](/manual/data-management/projects-and-studies.md)
2. [Loading of VCF files](/manual/data-management/ingestion-of-vcf-files.md)
3. [Working with metadata](/manual/data-management/working-with-files.md)
4. [Controlling access and setting permissions](/manual/data-management/sharing-and-permissions.md)  
5. [Data versioning](/manual/data-management/population-of-metadata/data-versioning.md)

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