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# Using Data Loader

|Required Editions|
|-----------------|
|Available in: both Salesforce Classic ([not available in all orgs](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.overview_edition_lex_only.htm&type=5)) and Lightning Experience|
|Available in: **Enterprise**, **Performance**, **Unlimited**, and **Developer** editions|

Using Data Loader, you can perform various operations which include exporting data, defining field mappings, inserting, updating, and deleting data, performing mass updates and mass deletes, uploading attachments and content, and reviewing output files.