Even with several prominent publications demonstrating the discovery potential of re-analyzing public data , many in the metabolomics community currently do not perceive the value of depositing data in the public domain. Additionally, comparing the number of published MS-based metabolomics articles (11,187 in the last 5 years, according to a Web of Science search) to the datasets uploaded to the repositories during the same time (2,013 datasets in Pan-ReDU), it is evident that the majority of data remains unshared. However, there is a growing cohort of metabolomics researchers embracing data sharing and reuse. Over the last seven to eight years, 518 TB were downloaded from GNPS, 192 TB from MTBLS, and ~30 TB and growing from NMDR. Pan-ReDU aims to bolster the value of public data deposition by enhancing reusability and impact. Furthermore, these endeavors lay the groundwork for future developments, enabling the creation of tools for more efficient and intuitive public data utilization by the metabolomics community from all compatible metabolomics repositories, including the ones that will emerge in the future. By reshaping these incentives, we anticipate a shift in community standards and expectations toward increased data sharing and deposition.