Download Study Files

You can download any of the following within a study:

The default format for all subsettable data file downloads is tab-delimited. When you download one or more subsettable files in tab-delimited format, the file contains a header row. When you download one subsettable file, you can select from the following formats in addition to tab-delimited:

Note: Studies and data files often have user restrictions applied. If prompted to accept Terms of Use for a study or file, check the I Accept box and then click the Continue button to view or download the file.

Download All Files in a Study

If you download all data files within a study, the files are downloaded in a zipped archive, and the individual files are in tab-delimited format. You must unzip the archive to view or use the individual, tab-delimited data files.

To download all data sets associated with a study:

  1. Go to the Documentation, Data and Analysis tab for the study.
  2. Click the Download All Files button at the top of the list of files.
  3. Follow your browser's prompts to open or save the zipped archive of all study files to your computer's disk drive.

Download All Files in a Category

When files are uploaded to a study, the Contributor assigns a category to the file: Documentation or Data File.

If you download all data files within a category, the files are downloaded in a zipped archive, and the individual files are in tab-delimited format. You must unzip the archive to view or use the individual, tab-delimited data files.

To download all data sets within a category:

  1. Go to the Documentation, Data and Analysis tab for the study.
  2. Click the Download all files in this category link beside the selected category.
  3. Follow your browser's prompts to open or save the zipped archive of all study files within that category to your computer's disk drive.

Download Individual Files

If you download an individual data file that is subsettable, you can select from several file formats in which to download the data. If you select tab-delimited format, the file is downloaded directly. If you select any other format, the file is downloaded in a zipped archive. You must unzip the archive to view or use the individual data file.

To download one full data set without subsetting or analyzing the contents:

  1. Go to the Documentation, Data and Analysis tab for the study.
  2. For the selected data set file, click the Download as link to expand the list of file types available.
    Then, click the format in which you choose to download for the selected data set file.
  3. Follow your browser's prompts to open or save the data file to your computer's disk drive.