This will get ALL your image and processed data on to your computer at you lab/office. If you don't want it ALL, then append the directories you DO want and only those will be transferred. Assume your username is "mcfuser" 1) Logon to your office/lab computer 2) mkdir ??? for where you want to put your data 3) cd to that directory 4) issue this command: rsync -avz mcfuser@gateway.bl831.als.lbl.gov:/data/mcfuser/sub_dir/date_collected/ . (note the "." at the end! You'll need the mcfuser password, too:-) Same thing for processed data, but after you have "cd" in the directory where you want your PROCESSED data stored, do this:(use "home" instead of "data") rsync -avz mcfuser@gateway.bl831.als.lbl.gov:/home/mcfuser/sub_dir/date_collected/ .