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Downloading Investigation Data (not yet complete)

You can download selected files, the entire data archivefull data of an investigation, only selected metadata, or only the metadata associated with an investigationselected data (which includes that data's metadata). All of the data currently in the portal is public.

The full data archive associated with an investigation is a compressed (.zip) file that combines the investigation, study, and assay text files, and associated data files. Each text file contains only metadata, which appear as column names when imported into a spreadsheet. The data files often contain images image files and spreadsheets and can be a large file size.

If you only need the metadata, you can download it as a compressed file (.zip). The metadata includes only the assay, investigation, and study text files, which are You can also filter an investigation and download only the metadata associated with that selection. The metadata includes the assay, investigation, and study text files of that selected data. Metadata describes the structure of the data collected in an investigation and translates to the file columns, field definitions, and placeholders that describe the structure of the data collected in this study. They are appear in a spreadsheet. It is in Investigation-Study-Assay tab-delimited format (ISA-TAB), which is based on the ISA-TAB specification

While they are also included in the archive if you choose to download that, you can also download selected study files. These study files might be image files, spreadsheets, or any other data associated with the selected study that is not the Finally, you can filter an investigation and download that selected data. Selected data includes both the data files and associated metadata.

To download investigation files

1. Filter the investigation data until you reach the entity you want to download.
   The entity's details page appears. It may involve a selected investigation, study, or assay:
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   Or a process:
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2. Decide if you want to download the full data, selected metadata, or selected data by clicking the respective button.

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• Your browser's file download dialog box appears, which prompts you to open or save the file.
  

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