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Download database
Before performing local BLAST search, you have to download database files from the NCBI ftp server or create database files from FASTA data.
Downloading database files from NCBI ftp server is simple. Just follow the procedures shown below.
On the Tools menu, click Download DB. The DB Download window opens. DB Type column indicates that the database file is in DNA or Protein database format. For example env_nr.tar.gz is used for blastp and env_nt.tar.gz is used for blastn.
Click database file to highlight and then click "Download" button to download it. If you want to cancel download, click "Cancel" button during downloading.
When download is finished, database file will be automatically extracted and placed in the database directory. Click "Close" button to close DB Download window.