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If your user account has the Read permission level on data in DME, you can transfer that data from DME to dbGaP

  1. Navigate to the Download page, as described in Downloading to Other Locations. The Download page appears.
  2. Select dbGaP.

  3. Specify Aspera information:

    • Destination directory 
    • Account password 

    Keep the default account user name and host name. 

  4. If you clicked the download icon in the row for one collection, you can specify a destination location:
    OptionDescription
    Endpoint PathDownloads to the destination point all the files from the specified collection and its subfolders.
    Create Parent CollectionDownloads as stated above and also copies the parent folder. 
    Replicate Full Source PathDownloads as stated above and also copies the full path. 
  5. Click Download. The system responds as follows:
    • The system begins to transfer the data based on your selections and displays the task ID link.

      To view the progress of this transfer, click that link. The Collection Download or Data Object Download Task Details page appears. For instructions, refer to Viewing the Details of a Download Task.

    • Depending on your event subscriptions, the system might send you an email notification of the transfer status. For instructions on subscribing, refer to Subscribing to Download and Registration Notifications.

    If you experience any download failures, contact NCIDataVault@mail.nih.gov


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