What is metadata?
Metadata is all of the information stored in Dash about your assets, including:
- Their filename 
- What folder/s they are stored in 
- The values of all custom field information for them 
This can be useful if you want to append metadata when doing a metadata import, or if you are migrating away from Dash to a different system.
How to export your metadata
To export your metadata:
- As an admin, navigate to Admin > Import & Export > Metadata 
- In the Export metadata section, click Generate CSV file 
 
Dash will then prepare your metadata export file. Depending on how many assets you have, this can take some time.
Once it's finished generating, you'll then be able to download the CSV file. A link to download the file will also be emailed to you.
What isn't included
The following assets are not included in a metadata export:
- Assets in the bin 
- Assets in a user's upload area (i.e. before clicking "Done") 
- Unapproved assets 

