Download NCBI pre-formatted BLAST databases
Using Download BLAST Databases, many pre-formatted BLAST databases can be downloaded from the NCBI. The source of these databases is https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/db/.
Your Workbench must be connected to the internet to use this tool.
To download a BLAST database from the NCBI, go to:
Tools | BLAST (
)| Download BLAST Databases (
)
A dialog listing the available databases will open (figure 16.12). The date each database was made available for download on the NCBI site, the size of the files associated with that database, and a brief description of each database is provided.
Note: Many of the databases listed are very large. If you are working on a shared system, we recommend discussing your download plans with others that make use of, or who administer, that system.
Figure 16.12: Choose from pre-formatted BLAST databases at the NCBI available for download.
If there is more than one BLAST database location configured, you will be able to specify which one to store the BLAST database files in. See Manage BLAST databases for details about adding BLAST database locations.