# Downloading data from azure storage container using dvc

**URL:** <https://discuss.dvc.org/t/downloading-data-from-azure-storage-container-using-dvc/1426>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [December 21, 2022, 12:16pm UTC](https://discuss.dvc.org/t/downloading-data-from-azure-storage-container-using-dvc/1426 "2022-12-21T12:16:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![fyrstenberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/57b2e6/32.png) [@fyrstenberg](https://discuss.dvc.org/u/fyrstenberg)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 12:16pm UTC](https://discuss.dvc.org/t/downloading-data-from-azure-storage-container-using-dvc/1426/1 "2022-12-21T12:16:57Z")

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I have an azure blob container with data which I have not uploaded myself. The data is not locally on my computer.  
Is it possible to use dvc to download the data to my computer when I haven’t uploaded the data with dvc? Is it possible with dvc import-url?  
I have tried using dvc pull, but can only get it to work if I already have the data locally on the computer and have used dvc add and dvc push .  
And if I do it that way, then the folders on azure are not human-readable. Is it possible to upload them in a human-readable format?  
If it is not possible is there then another way to download data automatically from azure?

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**Author:** ![shcheklein](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discuss.dvc.org/shcheklein/32/173_2.png) [@shcheklein](https://discuss.dvc.org/u/shcheklein)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 9:02pm UTC](https://discuss.dvc.org/t/downloading-data-from-azure-storage-container-using-dvc/1426/2 "2022-12-21T21:02:11Z")

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@fyrstenberg I’ve answered to this here on SO - [python - By how much can i approx. reduce disk volume by using dvc? - Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60365473/by-how-much-can-i-approx-reduce-disk-volume-by-using-dvc/60366262#60366262)

But please, elaborate on the scenario and what you are trying to achieve at the end. That would help us tailor the answer.

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**Author:** ![fyrstenberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/57b2e6/32.png) [@fyrstenberg](https://discuss.dvc.org/u/fyrstenberg)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 8:58am UTC](https://discuss.dvc.org/t/downloading-data-from-azure-storage-container-using-dvc/1426/3 "2023-01-06T08:58:54Z")

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I got the answer on stackoverflow [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/74875985/downloading-data-from-azure-storage-explorer-using-dvc](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/74875985/downloading-data-from-azure-storage-explorer-using-dvc)