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1. Select the objects for which you want to download metadata. For instructions, refer to Selecting Multiple Objects. 

2. On the Investigation Details page, click Download Selected Metadata.
   Your browser prompts you to open or save the metadata.zip ZIP file. Follow your browser's instructions to open or save the file.

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   It may be useful to rename the metadata.zip file as you save it to include the name of the investigation so that you can identify it more easily. For example, miRNA_metadata.zip.
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   title Archive File Contents
   The archive file is in compressed format. When you download it, it may be the system generates a single compressed folder or .zip file(a ZIP file). When you open it, you see at minimum three text files at the root of the folder or file. An example of these follow.     a_10290.txt    i_10290.txt    s_10290.txt The text files contain metadata to describe the investigation, study or studies, and assay or assays. In this example, 10290 represents the file identifier but in practice, each file identifier may be named differently, even in the same investigation. Only the a, i, or s prefix is required.  Keep in mind these files when performing a download: If you download metadata, the archive only includes the a, i, and s files (the metadata files). If you download full data or selected data , the archive may also contain other does not contain the metadata files, but does contain data files or folders as appropriate for the investigation; for example, images. If you perform a partial download metadata , the archive only includes the a, i, and s files metadata and data files for your selections.