> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.cognite.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Using the Data plugin

> Use the Data plugin to download, upload, and delete data in Cognite Data Fusion (CDF).

Enable the Data plugin in your `cdf.toml` file. In addition, you can enable alpha features
to support downloading and uploading datapoints and file content.

```toml cdf.toml theme={"languages":{"custom":["/_languages/kuiper.json","../_languages/kuiper.json"]}}
# ...

[plugins]
data = true

[alpha_flags]
# Enabling alpha features
# To support downloading datapoints and file content.
extend-download = true
# To support uploading files with content.
extend-upload = true

# ...
```

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Download data" icon="download" href="/cdf/deploy/cdf_toolkit/guides/plugins/data_plugin/download">
    Download data from CDF to your local machine.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Upload data" icon="upload" href="/cdf/deploy/cdf_toolkit/guides/plugins/data_plugin/upload">
    Upload data files from your local machine to CDF.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Purge data" icon="trash" href="/cdf/deploy/cdf_toolkit/guides/plugins/data_plugin/purge">
    Delete data from CDF using purge commands.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

For up-to-date information on the available commands, use the `cdf data --help` command.