Hello everyone,
i try to extract some data and it does something weird: it writes that the predicted file size is 700 MB which makes sense, but then when i extract i get less than a 100MB empty file.
is there anyone who knows what is the problem?
Thanks for messaging to let me know that you were able to get your extract to work.
As a reference for anyone else who might have this issue, our data extracts are by default compressed (*.dat.gz) files. Users need to decompress or unzip them before using them. We have noticed that operating system updates for Windows and Macs occasionally result in changes to the default decompression tools that cause unexpected behavior when decompressing/unzipping the .gz files. For this reason, we recommend 7zip as a free decompression software for Windows and The Unarchiver for Macs. These instructions explain how to input the decompressed .dat file into one of our supported stats packages. We also offer accompanying video tutorials that demonstrate this process.
Alternatively, it’s possible to request a data extract that’s formatted as a Stata, SAS, or SPSS file (available in the Extract Options menu before submitting the file for processing). The file will still need to be decompressed, but can then be opened directly into one of these stats packages.