Download Your Data

We use an FTP-based data download system. You will be using an FTP client application such as FileZilla or WinSCP for data retrieval. It is necessary and free to download/install these applications onto your computer workstation. Please refer to the linked video tutorials below for usage instructions.

If your data sets are larger than 100GB, please let BIF staff know. We use Globus to transfer large data set.

The large data sets fill up your home drive quickly, and it takes time to download them using FTPs. If you are obtaining large data sets (> 100GB), we can set up Globus to transfer them from our workstations.

You need to create an account in Globus, and send the email address you used to create a Globus account to Miki.

Here are general guidelines:

• If your data volume generated by our equipment ranges from a few hundred megabyte to under 100 gigabyte, you can still save your data in your home folder, and use our FTPs based data download system to retrieve your data. But if your data set is larger than 100GB, Globus will be a more effective tool. Please discuss with our staff for details.
• To use Globus to transfer data, you will need an Globus account to login to the Globus web portal for data transfer. Globus accepts credentials from many universities and institutes all over the world to login. For example, UBC members can login with their CWL accounts. You can even login with your Google account, or register a free Globus ID. Please check the Globus web portal for details.
• Once you have your Globus account, and have successfully login to the Globus web portal, please send us your account information. We will need to have your name and email address associated with your Globus account. We will use those information to grant you access to our shared folder on the end point “UBC BIF Share on Chinook”. Once we grant you access to your data, you will receive an email from no-reply@globus.org with more details.
• You can find some detailed How-To instructions on the Globus website. The BIF endpoint is “UBC BIF Share on Chinook”. You have read-only access. The data set is scheduled to be transferred from the workstation to the BIF endpoint at 5PM PST every night, so you should be able to download your data the next day.