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The most convenient method of downloading TCIA data is by using the TCIA Downloader app. You must download install this app before you begin downloading data.

However, if you cannot download this app, the alternative is to use the temporary TCIA Downloader, previously called the NBIA Download Manager.

The temporary TCIA Downloader allows you to replicate items in your data basketData Basket, downloading them to your local machine. It is a Java program and requires that you install a Java Runtime Environment (JRE^TM) on your machine to run it. You can download the JRE. The temporary TCIA Downloader does not limit the total size of the download.

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To download objects using the Download Manager

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1. At the top of the My Data Basket page, click the Download Manager link. You are prompted to open or save the temporary TCIA Download Manager. Open it in the JRE^TM you installed. If you have any issues opening the temporary TCIA Download Manager, see the note about Java Security settings.

The temporary TCIA Download Manager lists all items you selected in the data basket. You can hover your mouse over the Patient ID, Study Instance, and Series Instance columns to reveal the complete corresponding IDs. You can also resize a column by selecting and dragging the column border.

1. Click Browse to navigate to the destination where you want the images/annotations to be downloaded.

2. Click Start to begin the download. You can monitor the download in the Progress column. The Status column indicates when the download for each item is complete.

   At any point in the process, you can click the Pause and Resume buttons to temporarily stop and restart the process.
   
   

   Note that files downloaded this way are not compressed. The downloaded files are stored in a child folder under the destination folder such as Collection name/patient id/study instance UID/series instance UID/image SOP instance UID.