# Alternative methods to download Greengenes 16S rRNA 13\_8?

**URL:** https://forum.qiime2.org/t/alternative-methods-to-download-greengenes-16s-rrna-13-8/25553
**Category:** Technical Support
**Tags:** greengenes
**Created:** [February 20, 2023, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/alternative-methods-to-download-greengenes-16s-rrna-13-8/25553 "2023-02-20T03:35:52Z")
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### Author: ![hewsy](https://forum.qiime2.org/user_avatar/forum.qiime2.org/hewsy/32/14474_2.png) [@hewsy](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/hewsy)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2023, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/alternative-methods-to-download-greengenes-16s-rrna-13-8/25553/1 "2023-02-20T03:35:53Z")

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Hello! I am trying to download Greengenes 16S rRNA 13\_8 from the qiime2 resource page however chrome now no longer supports FTP. Is there any alternative methods to download? I did tried something like WinSCP but still it won't connect to the FTP. Thank you in advance!

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### Author: ![colinbrislawn](https://forum.qiime2.org/user_avatar/forum.qiime2.org/colinbrislawn/32/6221_2.png) [@colinbrislawn](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/colinbrislawn)
#### Post date: [February 20, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/alternative-methods-to-download-greengenes-16s-rrna-13-8/25553/2 "2023-02-20T15:24:00Z")

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Hello @hewsy,

Two methods work well for me.

1. In Google Chrome, just click on the link in the [qiime2 Data resources page](https://docs.qiime2.org/2022.11/data-resources/) and let the computer figure it out. After I click on the link, the file downloads to my 'Downloads' folder.
2. Use `wget`. Because I use Qiime2 from the Linux terminal (or the Linux WSL terminal in Windows 10), I can right click on the file, 'copy link location', then use `wget` to download files.  
Try this:  
`wget ftp://greengenes.microbio.me/greengenes_release/gg_13_5/gg_13_8_otus.tar.gz`  
 ![image](https://forum-qiime2-org.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/2X/a/a6b6e400e52d94b86cd2d6cea0899adb7fe409b4.png)

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### Author: ![system](https://forum-qiime2-org.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/2/1/21af5fe23cb6f4579467c66a9ed94e55274ca7bd.svg) [@system](https://forum.qiime2.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.qiime2.org/t/alternative-methods-to-download-greengenes-16s-rrna-13-8/25553/3 "2023-03-23T21:24:41Z")

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