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Transer of data betweeen ARC and Windows/MacOS

Purpose

Recommendations for copying data to and from MacOS or Windows to ARC. This allow for moving data to and from the ARC from data of the Wondows/MacOS or folders that has been mapped/mounted. This could for instance be a mounted RFS folder.

NOTE: this is not suitable for copying large datasets between RFS and ARC as this transfers via the Mac/PC.

Prerequisites

  • A SSO (Single Sign-On) account at the University of Oxford
  • VPN access to the University of Oxford network (required for off-site access)
  • An account on the project psyc-neuosc at ARC

Steps

Start Terminal in Windows

From ARC to Windows:

scp psyc9999@gateway.arc.ox.ac.uk:/data/psyc-neuosc/psyc9999/mydata/* C:\Users\bobhanson\

This copies the mydata folder (and subfolders) from the ARC data directory ($DATA) to your C: drive.

From Windows to ARC:

scp -r C:\Users\bobhanson\mydata\* psyc9999@gateway.arc.ox.ac.uk:/data/psyc-neuosc/psyc9999/

This copies the mydata folder (and subfolders) from your C: drive to the ARC data directory ($DATA). The -r flag enables recursive copying of all subfolders.

  1. Download and install WinSCP
  2. Connect to gateway.arc.ox.ac.uk using your credentials
  3. Navigate to your ARC data directory
  4. Drag and drop files between your Windows machine and ARC
  5. To access RFS, navigate to the mapped network drive (e.g., R:)
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macOS (Command Line)

Start Terminal in MacOS

From ARC to macOS:

`scp psyc9999@gateway.arc.ox.ac.uk:/data/psyc-neuosc/psyc9999/mydata/* /Users/bobhanson/`

This copies the mydata folder (and subfolders) from ARC to your local drive.

From macOS to ARC:

`scp /Users/bobhanson/maydata/* psyc999@gateway.arc.ox.ac.uk:/data/psyc-neuosc/psyc9999/`

This copies the mydata folder (and subfolders) from your local folder to the ARC data directory. The -r flag enables recursive copying.

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