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Transferring Data Externally
There are different ways in which to transfer data to and from research computing facilities. The appropriate choice will depend on the size of your data, your need to secure it and also who you wish to share it with.
To copy the data to or from a location for yourself (or a collaborator who has a Research Computing account):
- Using SCP or SFTP – See: Copying Data Using SCP or SFTP
- Using rsync – see: rsync
- For large data sets, consider using Globus – FYI: An institutional endpoint is not required to use Globus; You can set up a personal endpoint on your computer if you need to transfer large amounts of data
- Within Harvard or when connected over the VPN you can mount some file systems on your desktop or laptop to copy data securely (slower)
- Cloud Tools (see installing software yourself docs for things aside from rclone)
When sending data to a collaborator without an account on research computing systems:
- For files (or folders) under 20GB in size that need to be sent to individuals please use the Kiteworks secure file transfer.
- For large data sets and/or for access by external users, consider using Globus
- For long-term publishing of data on the web, see the Data Sharing Resources documentation
Please contact rchelp@rc.fas.harvard.edu if your needs fall outside these directions.
