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NCBI-SRA file downloading error

how to download the large SRA files in windows terminal?

sra

2 answers

  • Extract the contents of the downloaded .zip file to a directory of
    your choice. For example, C:\sratoolkit
  • Open the Control Panel and go to System and Security > System.
  • Click on Advanced system settings on the left side.
  • In the System Properties window, click the Environment Variables button
  • Under System variables, find the Path variable and click Edit.
  • Click New and add the path to the bin directory inside your extracted SRA Toolkit folder (e.g., C:\sratoolkit\bin).
  • Click OK to close all windows.
  • Press Win + R, type cmd, and press Enter.

    prefetch <SRA_ACCESSION>

the easiest is to use SRA explorer:

https://sra-explorer.info

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