- There a small number of files
- The file(s) is/are relatively short
- You use the file only once or only in one chat
- There a small number of files
- The file(s) is/are relatively short
- You want to use the file regularly in the assistant
- The file does not change often (maybe every few days), so it is not too much effort to attach it again to the assistant
- There is a large number of files
- The files are very long
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You only need specific sections of the files for a prompt, not the entire files
- For example: You have built an FAQ assistant and attached documentation to it. For each prompt, only some topics are needed and only the relevant sections are used to answer the request.