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more methods - answer: Exporting Data from google colab to local machine

Try this

from google.colab import files
files.download("data.csv")

Update(Sep 2018): now it's even easier

  • open the left pane
  • select 'Files' tab
  • click 'Refresh'
  • right click the file, then download

Update (Jan 2020): the UI changes

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  • click 'Refresh'
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the methods to connect Colab to your local machine are getting better and better ... see the same thread

stackoverflow.com/questions/493947...

First you can save the file using pandas to_csv functionality later on you can download that file using google colab files functionality.

from google.colab import files
df.to_csv('filename.csv')
files.download('filename.csv')