# Manage the Pentaho Repository

You can use the Pentaho Repository to share files and folders across teams and products.

The Pentaho Repository is an environment for collaborative analysis and ETL (extract, transform, and load) development.

For instructions managing the Pentaho Repository, see the following topics:

* [Upload and download from the Pentaho Repository](/pdia-admin/manage-the-pentaho-system/manage-the-pentaho-repository/upload-and-download-from-the-pentaho-repository.md)
* [Import and export PDI content](/pdia-admin/manage-the-pentaho-system/manage-the-pentaho-repository/import-and-export-pdi-content.md)
* [Set PDI version control and comment tracking options](/pdia-admin/manage-the-pentaho-system/manage-the-pentaho-repository/set-pdi-version-control-and-comment-tracking-options.md)
* [Purge transformations, jobs, and shared objects from the Pentaho Repository](/pdia-admin/manage-the-pentaho-system/manage-the-pentaho-repository/purge-transformations-jobs-and-shared-objects-from-the-pentaho-repository.md)
* [Backup and restore Pentaho repositories](/pdia-admin/manage-the-pentaho-system/manage-the-pentaho-repository/backup-and-restore-pentaho-repositories.md)


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