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Downloading Data

There are several options for getting data out of Flywheel to analyze or share it. The best option to use depends primarily upon these factors:

  1. Volume of data
  2. Type of destination (Cloud Storage, Local Computer, etc.)

Small Batch Download

If you are downloading a few sessions, you can download data directly from your project.

When viewing acquisitions in a project, select all of the acquisitions you would like to download. Once selected, choose the Download option from the Action menu.

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You can also download acquisitions or individual files by selecting download from their options menus (Optionsmenu-Acquisitions.png).

Full Project Download

Use the Download Project button to easily export your data, including metadata and analyses, from Flywheel to your computer. This method keeps data in the Flywheel hierarchy structure.

Large Projects

This option is best used for smaller projects. For projects containing large volumes of data, consider using the Bulk Export option instead.

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Large Volumes of Data

If you have many scans in your project, you can use the Bulk Export feature to download large amounts of data to an External Storage location.

Tip

Bulk Export is the recommended solution for exporting large volumes of data out of Flywheel and into an External Storage location.

If you cannot use an External Storage location and must download large amounts of data directly to your local computer, then you can use the fw sync command available via the Flywheel Command-Line Interface (CLI) to download the data instead.

Programmatic Downloads

If you need to initiate the download programmatically, you can use the following commands available in Flywheel's Command-Line (CLI) interface:

fw and fw-beta

Commands starting with fw-beta are available only in Flywheel's new CLI (fw-beta). The new CLI is a separate download and installation from Flywheel's legacy CLI (fw). For more information about the new CLI, go to https://flywheel-io.gitlab.io/tools/app/cli/fw-beta/.

Commands starting with fw are available only in Flywheel's legacy CLI (fw).

Instructions for downloading and installing both CLIs are available from within Flywheel Core Web App on your user profile page.