Downloaded gz file contains hundreds of 0kb files

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Nearly every download I try ends up wth hundreds of 0kb files in the gz file. I know how to extract a compressed file and how to open .dat files in R… so the one time I tried and the gz file had a single .dat file, it all worked. I do not think I changed anything about the download type between when it worked (the first try) and every other try… I just added some variables.

I have attached one image of what the gz file contents look like.

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Any ideas on what is going on? I hope it is as easy fix on my side!

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I had a look at your extracts but wasn’t able to replicate the errors you mentioned. I was able to successfully unzip a few of the data extract files you created from IPUMS ATUS using 7-Zip decompression software. Would you please email us at ipums@umn.edu with the email address associated with your user account as well as the extract number that is causing these issues for you?