How to download large CSV file on my GitHub codespace

[cyndike07]

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[the-shadow-0]

If you're using GitHub Codespaces, download the CSV directly in the terminal with wget or curl, then commit and push it to your repository:

wget https://example.com/file.csv
git add file.csv
git commit -m "Add CSV file"
git push

If the file is larger than 100 MB, use Git Large File Storage (Git LFS):

git lfs install
git lfs track "*.csv"
git add .gitattributes
git add file.csv
git commit -m "Add CSV with LFS"
git push

[Swastik-Prakash1]

You can download large CSV files in a GitHub Codespace using the terminal with tools like wget or curl, then move or commit the file as needed.

wget https://example.com/file.csv

if file>100MB, use this

git lfs install
git lfs track "*.csv"
git add .gitattributes
git add file.csv
git commit -m "Add large CSV file"
git push

[GitAlboBis]

Method 1: Direct Download via the Explorer Panel

This is the easiest method using the standard Visual Studio Code interface provided by Codespaces.

1. Click the Explorer icon on the far left activity bar (the icon that looks like two stacked files).
2. Expand your folders to locate the file, just as indicated in your breadcrumb trail: open the data folder and find feature_events.csv.
3. Right-click directly on the feature_events.csv file name.
4. Select Download... from the context menu that appears.
5. Your local operating system will prompt you to choose a destination to save the 538.28MB file. Select your folder and click save.

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**Method 2: Zip Before Downloading **

Because a 538.28MB file can take quite a while to download over a standard browser connection, compressing it first will speed up the transfer significantly and prevent connection timeouts.

1. Open your integrated terminal in the Codespace (using the top menu Terminal > New Terminal).
2. Type the following command to compress the file:
   zip feature_events.zip data/feature_events.csv
3. Wait a moment for the compression to finish.
4. A new file named feature_events.zip will appear in your Explorer panel.
5. Right-click the new feature_events.zip file and select Download....

[queenofcorgis]

Hey there! 👋

Thanks for posting in the GitHub Community, @cyndike07 ! We're happy you're here. You are more likely to get a useful response if you are posting in the applicable category. The Accessibility category is a place for our community to discuss and provide feedback on the digital accessibility of GitHub products. Digital accessibility means that GitHub tools, and technologies, are designed and developed so that people with disabilities can use them.

I've gone ahead and moved this to the correct category for you, Codespaces. Good luck!

[ash-iiiiish]

Here is the steps you can follow, which may solve your problem:

Open the terminal in your Codespace

Compress the CSV file using a zip command

Locate the zipped file in the file explorer

Right-click the file and select Download

Save the file to your local machine

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