Downloading data from BaseSpace - uic-ric/uic-ric.github.io GitHub Wiki

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Login to BaseSpace

  1. Open a web browser to https://basespace.illumina.com/
  2. If this is the first time you are using Basespace, setup an account by clicking the "Don't have an account" link.
    1. Make sure that email account you use for your BaseSpace account matches the email address to which you received the BaseSpace share invite.
  3. If you have an existing account, login using your email address and BaseSpace password.

Accepting data shares

  1. Once logged in, click on the Dashboard tab (red arrow)
  2. If we have transferred data to you, there will be a share/transfer request (orange arrow). Click Accept.

Accessing projects

  1. Once you’ve accepted the share, you can now access the data under the Project tab. (Red arrow).
  2. Each row is a different project.
    1. The overview shows how much data in each project and the owner of the project (yellow arrow).
    2. If you are the owner, you can share data to anyone else with a BaseSpace account. (green arrow).
  3. If you click on one of the projects, you’ll be taken to a more detailed page (purple arrow).

Downloading an entire project

  1. When viewing the project, click on the Download Project icon on the right side of the page (red arrow).
  1. If this is the first time you are downloading data from BaseSpace click on the Install the BaseSpace Sequence Hub Downloader in the Download Project dialog.
  1. If this is NOT the first time you are downloading data from BaseSpace OR after the BaseSpace Sequence Hub Downloader is installed, click on the Download button to start the download.
  2. Once the BaseSpace Downloader has started, select the Directory on you computer that will be used for the download and click START DOWNLOAD
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