# Changing the download location of the MNE sample data

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**Created:** [July 19, 2017, 4:03pm UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/changing-the-download-location-of-the-mne-sample-data/1262 "2017-07-19T16:03:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 19, 2017, 4:03pm UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/changing-the-download-location-of-the-mne-sample-data/1262/1 "2017-07-19T16:03:30Z")

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Hi,

I'd like to look at the MNE sample data. I'm importing it using:

from mne.datasets import sample

How can I change the directory to which the data gets downloaded?

Thanks and Best Regards,  
Gladia  
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**Post date:** [July 19, 2017, 6:19pm UTC](https://mne.discourse.group/t/changing-the-download-location-of-the-mne-sample-data/1262/2 "2017-07-19T18:19:59Z")

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hi,

have a look at:

[http://martinos.org/mne/dev/generated/mne.datasets.sample.data\_path.html#mne.datasets.sample.data\_path](http://martinos.org/mne/dev/generated/mne.datasets.sample.data_path.html#mne.datasets.sample.data_path)

you can specify the path param.

HTH  
A