# Node Drive Panel

## Node Drive (B1) In Node Drive you navigate, [Organise](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/organise-access-and-present) and upload your [Node Components](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/add-components). Actions: * [Add new components](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/add-components) to your Node via

* Navigate the Drive - an overview of your Components * [**Organise**](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/organise-access-and-present) the Drive to your liking. Node Drive is the heart of your Node. This is where you upload, store, access, and manage all components that make up your publication. You can *upload* your components here in several ways. How? See [add-components](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/add-components "mention"). You can *edit the presentation* of your components in the Node, from their [names](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/organise-access-and-present/component-presentation/renaming-components) to how they are [organised](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/organise-access-and-present). See the chapter on organising & presenting your nodes for more information: [organise-access-and-present](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/organise-access-and-present "mention"). You can select components from the Drive to download, view, edit (if they are yours), comment on, etc. Once selected in the **Drive** panel, you can view or download the component from the [**Viewer**](https://docs.desci.com/general-user-overview/node-workspace/viewer) **panel**, or add information - such as [licenses](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/add-information/add-license), [metadata](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/add-information/add-metadata) and [comments](https://docs.desci.com/create-and-publish/create-a-node/add-information/add-comments) - to your components in the [**Metadata**](https://docs.desci.com/general-user-overview/node-workspace/information-panel) **panel**. To open Node Drive, click on

in the [Navigation](https://docs.desci.com/general-user-overview/node-workspace/navigation-bar) bar at the top. If necessary, click on the Drive tab

in the panel.