Help downloading MTHFRsupport.com Files

[minkeygirl]

I just downloaded my files from 23andMe but it came out as a text file, although the information on the MTHFRsupport.com site says it will come in a zip file.

To possibly further complicate things I have a Macbook and no mouse so even with the instructions on compressing file I don't know how to right click.

Here is a sample of a few lines that got downloaded. There is a long list of these.

# rsidchromosomepositiongenotype
rs4477212182154AA
rs30943151752566AG
rs31319721752721AG
rs121248191776546AA

Can anyone help me with this? Can I use this data as it is? I'm not very computer savvy so please dumb things down.

Thanks.

 

[SickOfSickness]

Did you download it from here? https://www.23andme.com/you/download/

What is the size of the file?

 

[minkeygirl]

I downloaded it per the instructions given on MTHFRsupport.com. It downloaded as a text file. I have no idea how big it is. UPDATE: I just saved it as an adobe file and it's about 8000 pages give or take a few. So this is not usable as it is.

This is what it says on top. I'm thinking this is the information. But I don't know if

This data file generated by 23andMe at: Sat Oct 5 13:59:00 2013
#
# Below is a text version of your data. Fields are TAB-separated
# Each line corresponds to a single SNP. For each SNP, we provide its identifier
# (an rsid or an internal id), its location on the reference human genome, and the
# genotype call oriented with respect to the plus strand on the human reference sequence.
# We are using reference human assembly build 37 (also known as Annotation Release 104).
# Note that it is possible that data downloaded at different times may be different due to ongoing
# improvements in our ability to call genotypes. More information about these changes can be found at:
# https://www.23andme.com/you/download/revisions/
#

 

[SickOfSickness]

I wonder if your computer automatically opened the zip? Maybe try a zip from somewhere else to test.

 

[minkeygirl]

Don't know anything about zip files. I'm going to see if I get something different if I start from Firefox instead of Safari.

Ok, it downloaded it into a zip file but I can't find it to do anything with it.

Ok, I have the zipfile on my desktop and I have the instructions to compress it. The problem is it tells me to right click and I don't have a mouse so I don't know what to do to get the "COMPRESS option to be available.

Anyone with a Mac please help.

 

[minkeygirl]

Ok. This is a screen shot of what is going on. When I "right click" on the zip file, I do not have the COMPRESS option seen here

I do have the compress option in the pull down but it is greyed out and not available.

 

[bel canto]

I'm not sure if I understand what you're trying to do, but my mac automatically unzips a file like that. It gets stored as a document. If you want to upload it somewhere, such as Prometheus, it will go just as it is.

Do you need a zipped version for something? If so, trying checking mac "help" for "zip document" or "zip file" and see if it gives you what you need.

 

[minkeygirl]

According to the MTHFRsupport.com site, in order for them to use the raw data from 23andMe, the file has to be compressed.

http://www.mthfrsupport.com/wp-cont...-to-upload-genome-and-solve-paypal-issues.pdf

When I follow the instructions to compress the file, I am not getting that option. When I double click on the file COMPRESS is not there like in the screen shot and it is grayed out in the pulldown menu.

I never use zip files, I don't know what they are or how the work. I also don't know what prometheus is.

I need someone who knows what MTHFR is looking for to help me with this. Just tossing out information on zip files confuses me.

Thanks though.

Mink

 

[minkeygirl]

I heard from customer support from the site and they don't know how to work with this file. They will update me.