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Step 1: Download the extract .tdsx file using tabcmd

1. On the computer running Tableau Server, open the Command Prompt window as an administrator and run one of the following commands:
   • On a 32-bit computer: cd "C:\Program Files\Tableau\Tableau Server\<version>\bin"
   • On a 64-bit computer: cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Tableau\Tableau Server\<version>\bin"
2. At the command prompt, run the following commands in order:

   tabcmd login -s http://<server name> -u <username> -p <password> 
   tabcmd get "/datasources/<extract name>.tdsx"

Step 2: Extract the .tde from the .tdsx file

1. Right-click the .tdsx file and then extract all contents.
2. Open the extracted folder and open the Data folder to locate the extract (.tde).