# Downloaded histories cannot be extracted \[Data error - this file is broken\]

**URL:** <https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/downloaded-histories-cannot-be-extracted-data-error-this-file-is-broken/9299>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Tags:** history\
**Created:** [January 17, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/downloaded-histories-cannot-be-extracted-data-error-this-file-is-broken/9299 "2023-01-17T01:11:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![mintang92](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/help.galaxyproject.org/mintang92/32/3929_2.png) [@mintang92](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/mintang92)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/downloaded-histories-cannot-be-extracted-data-error-this-file-is-broken/9299/1 "2023-01-17T01:11:25Z")

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Hi,

I attempted to download my complete history, one file being approximately 200GB and the other around 20GB. Both generated a link and the sizes were correct. However, after downloading, neither file could be extracted successfully.

I received the following error message for both files: “Data error - This file is broken.”

Has anyone encountered a similar issue and found a solution? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Best,  
Min

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**Author:** ![igor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dec6dc/32.png) [@igor](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/igor)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 11:42pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/downloaded-histories-cannot-be-extracted-data-error-this-file-is-broken/9299/2 "2023-01-17T23:42:03Z")

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Hi @mintang92  
history export was discussed several times, for example:

> [@Trouble downloading larger results? Try the "History Archive" option](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/trouble-downloading-larger-results-try-the-history-archive-option/5307):
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> Hello, I ran Kallisto and Dsse2 to get my list of DE genes. In the results of Dseq2, I can see there are about 20000 lines - I am assuming 1 line for each gene. However, when I download the file, I only get 9000 lines. Can you please let me know why this is happening? And how can I download the entire dataset of 20000 lines?

Maybe search the forum with ‘Download history’ or something similar.  
Keep in mind that some file systems support relatively small files, such as 4 Gb. Make sure your local infrastructure supports storage of large files. Your internet provider might have download limits.  
Kind regards,  
Igor