{
  "id": 669651,
  "title": "Technical Issues: Unable to Upload Datasets or Access Competition Data",
  "url": "/competitions/echoes-of-silenced-genes/discussion/669651",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2026-01-23T14:44:30.250241600Z",
  "votes": 1,
  "comment_count": 6,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>Hello Myllia Biotechnology team,\nI recently registered for the \"Echoes of Silenced Genes: A Cell Challenge\" competition and I'm encountering technical difficulties:</p>\n<p>Unable to upload datasets: The system is not allowing me to upload any files or datasets\nCannot locate/access data: I'm unable to find or download the competition datasets that should be available</p>\n<p>I've checked the Data tab and attempted to access the files through multiple methods without success. Could you please verify if:</p>\n<p>The competition datasets have been properly uploaded and are publicly accessible?\nThere are any known technical issues affecting data access?\nThere are specific requirements or steps I might be missing?</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "3395720",
      "postDate": "01/23/2026 14:44:30",
      "content": "<p>Hello Myllia Biotechnology team,\nI recently registered for the \"Echoes of Silenced Genes: A Cell Challenge\" competition and I'm encountering technical difficulties:</p>\n<p>Unable to upload datasets: The system is not allowing me to upload any files or datasets\nCannot locate/access data: I'm unable to find or download the competition datasets that should be available</p>\n<p>I've checked the Data tab and attempted to access the files through multiple methods without success. Could you please verify if:</p>\n<p>The competition datasets have been properly uploaded and are publicly accessible?\nThere are any known technical issues affecting data access?\nThere are specific requirements or steps I might be missing?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hello Myllia Biotechnology team,\nI recently registered for the \"Echoes of Silenced Genes: A Cell Challenge\" competition and I'm encountering technical difficulties:\n\nUnable to upload datasets: The system is not allowing me to upload any files or datasets\nCannot locate/access data: I'm unable to find or download the competition datasets that should be available\n\nI've checked the Data tab and attempted to access the files through multiple methods without success. Could you please verify if:\n\nThe competition datasets have been properly uploaded and are publicly accessible?\nThere are any known technical issues affecting data access?\nThere are specific requirements or steps I might be missing?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3395814",
      "postDate": "01/23/2026 17:43:03",
      "content": "<p>I have also experienced this issue! I am additionally trying to make a notebook to submit to this competition, which is typically where I would run code to directly access the input data, however, there is not even a tab where notebook creations are allowed. I also tried to download the datasets but alike Fernando, had no success. Therefore, Myllia team, if you would be able to help troubleshoot this would be greatly appreciated. :) </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I have also experienced this issue! I am additionally trying to make a notebook to submit to this competition, which is typically where I would run code to directly access the input data, however, there is not even a tab where notebook creations are allowed. I also tried to download the datasets but alike Fernando, had no success. Therefore, Myllia team, if you would be able to help troubleshoot this would be greatly appreciated. :)",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3395902",
      "postDate": "01/23/2026 22:18:29",
      "content": "<p>Hi! \n  We tested this and dataset download seems to work flawlessly, both for us and for participants. Both single file download and \"Download all\" button on the Data page. Does the issue persist for you? </p>\n<p>Competition notebooks are disabled for this event, which means uploads other than prediction submissions are not relevant in this scope. </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi! \n  We tested this and dataset download seems to work flawlessly, both for us and for participants. Both single file download and \"Download all\" button on the Data page. Does the issue persist for you? \n\nCompetition notebooks are disabled for this event, which means uploads other than prediction submissions are not relevant in this scope.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3395915",
      "postDate": "01/23/2026 23:34:08",
      "content": "<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/mylliabiotechnology\" target=\"_blank\">@mylliabiotechnology</a> Thank you for the quick response!\nI apologize for the confusion in my initial message. The issue I'm experiencing is different: I successfully registered for the competition, but I cannot visualize/access the competition itself to participate.\nAfter registration, the competition doesn't appear in my competitions list or workspace, and I cannot access the competition page properly to:</p>\n<p>View the Data tab\nAccess the submission page\nSee the full competition details</p>\n<p>This seems to be a visibility/access bug rather than a download issue.\nWould it be possible to remove my registration so I can attempt to re-register? Sometimes a fresh registration resolves these technical glitches.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "mylliabiotechnology Thank you for the quick response!\nI apologize for the confusion in my initial message. The issue I'm experiencing is different: I successfully registered for the competition, but I cannot visualize/access the competition itself to participate.\nAfter registration, the competition doesn't appear in my competitions list or workspace, and I cannot access the competition page properly to:\n\nView the Data tab\nAccess the submission page\nSee the full competition details\n\nThis seems to be a visibility/access bug rather than a download issue.\nWould it be possible to remove my registration so I can attempt to re-register? Sometimes a fresh registration resolves these technical glitches.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3397114",
      "postDate": "01/26/2026 14:01:20",
      "content": "<p>Not sure whether this is actually supposed to work when competition notebooks are disabled. In any case, to facilitate dataset access in Kaggle notebooks, we uploaded the same dataset separately. It can be found under \"datasets\" (not \"competition datasets\") and it is called \"Myllia Echoes of silenced genes competition data\". <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/mylliabiotechnology/myllia-echoes-of-silenced-genes-competition-data\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/mylliabiotechnology/myllia-echoes-of-silenced-genes-competition-data</a></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Not sure whether this is actually supposed to work when competition notebooks are disabled. In any case, to facilitate dataset access in Kaggle notebooks, we uploaded the same dataset separately. It can be found under \"datasets\" (not \"competition datasets\") and it is called \"Myllia Echoes of silenced genes competition data\". https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/mylliabiotechnology/myllia-echoes-of-silenced-genes-competition-data",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3404870",
      "postDate": "02/11/2026 12:10:21",
      "content": "<p>Hi I am also facing the same issue. Were you able to resolve it?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi I am also facing the same issue. Were you able to resolve it?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3404960",
      "postDate": "02/11/2026 17:11:27",
      "content": "<p>I was successfully able to download the dataset. Cannot say anything about the notebook creating issue.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I was successfully able to download the dataset. Cannot say anything about the notebook creating issue.",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 3395814,
      "author_name": "alanamonks",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "01/23/2026 17:43:03",
      "content": "<p>I have also experienced this issue! I am additionally trying to make a notebook to submit to this competition, which is typically where I would run code to directly access the input data, however, there is not even a tab where notebook creations are allowed. I also tried to download the datasets but alike Fernando, had no success. Therefore, Myllia team, if you would be able to help troubleshoot this would be greatly appreciated. :) </p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 3404870,
          "author_name": "shiwani14",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "02/11/2026 12:10:21",
          "content": "<p>Hi I am also facing the same issue. Were you able to resolve it?</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": [
            {
              "id": 3404960,
              "author_name": "kyadaharsh",
              "author_url": "",
              "post_date": "02/11/2026 17:11:27",
              "content": "<p>I was successfully able to download the dataset. Cannot say anything about the notebook creating issue.</p>",
              "votes": null,
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            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 3395902,
      "author_name": "mylliabiotechnology",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "01/23/2026 22:18:29",
      "content": "<p>Hi! \n  We tested this and dataset download seems to work flawlessly, both for us and for participants. Both single file download and \"Download all\" button on the Data page. Does the issue persist for you? </p>\n<p>Competition notebooks are disabled for this event, which means uploads other than prediction submissions are not relevant in this scope. </p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 3395915,
          "author_name": "fernandosr85",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "01/23/2026 23:34:08",
          "content": "<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/mylliabiotechnology\" target=\"_blank\">@mylliabiotechnology</a> Thank you for the quick response!\nI apologize for the confusion in my initial message. The issue I'm experiencing is different: I successfully registered for the competition, but I cannot visualize/access the competition itself to participate.\nAfter registration, the competition doesn't appear in my competitions list or workspace, and I cannot access the competition page properly to:</p>\n<p>View the Data tab\nAccess the submission page\nSee the full competition details</p>\n<p>This seems to be a visibility/access bug rather than a download issue.\nWould it be possible to remove my registration so I can attempt to re-register? Sometimes a fresh registration resolves these technical glitches.</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": [
            {
              "id": 3397114,
              "author_name": "mylliabiotechnology",
              "author_url": "",
              "post_date": "01/26/2026 14:01:20",
              "content": "<p>Not sure whether this is actually supposed to work when competition notebooks are disabled. In any case, to facilitate dataset access in Kaggle notebooks, we uploaded the same dataset separately. It can be found under \"datasets\" (not \"competition datasets\") and it is called \"Myllia Echoes of silenced genes competition data\". <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/mylliabiotechnology/myllia-echoes-of-silenced-genes-competition-data\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/mylliabiotechnology/myllia-echoes-of-silenced-genes-competition-data</a></p>",
              "votes": null,
              "replies": []
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
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    "3395720": "Hello Myllia Biotechnology team,\nI recently registered for the \"Echoes of Silenced Genes: A Cell Challenge\" competition and I'm encountering technical difficulties:\n\nUnable to upload datasets: The system is not allowing me to upload any files or datasets\nCannot locate/access data: I'm unable to find or download the competition datasets that should be available\n\nI've checked the Data tab and attempted to access the files through multiple methods without success. Could you please verify if:\n\nThe competition datasets have been properly uploaded and are publicly accessible?\nThere are any known technical issues affecting data access?\nThere are specific requirements or steps I might be missing?",
    "3395814": "I have also experienced this issue! I am additionally trying to make a notebook to submit to this competition, which is typically where I would run code to directly access the input data, however, there is not even a tab where notebook creations are allowed. I also tried to download the datasets but alike Fernando, had no success. Therefore, Myllia team, if you would be able to help troubleshoot this would be greatly appreciated. :)",
    "3395902": "Hi! \n  We tested this and dataset download seems to work flawlessly, both for us and for participants. Both single file download and \"Download all\" button on the Data page. Does the issue persist for you? \n\nCompetition notebooks are disabled for this event, which means uploads other than prediction submissions are not relevant in this scope.",
    "3395915": "mylliabiotechnology Thank you for the quick response!\nI apologize for the confusion in my initial message. The issue I'm experiencing is different: I successfully registered for the competition, but I cannot visualize/access the competition itself to participate.\nAfter registration, the competition doesn't appear in my competitions list or workspace, and I cannot access the competition page properly to:\n\nView the Data tab\nAccess the submission page\nSee the full competition details\n\nThis seems to be a visibility/access bug rather than a download issue.\nWould it be possible to remove my registration so I can attempt to re-register? Sometimes a fresh registration resolves these technical glitches.",
    "3397114": "Not sure whether this is actually supposed to work when competition notebooks are disabled. In any case, to facilitate dataset access in Kaggle notebooks, we uploaded the same dataset separately. It can be found under \"datasets\" (not \"competition datasets\") and it is called \"Myllia Echoes of silenced genes competition data\". https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/mylliabiotechnology/myllia-echoes-of-silenced-genes-competition-data",
    "3404870": "Hi I am also facing the same issue. Were you able to resolve it?",
    "3404960": "I was successfully able to download the dataset. Cannot say anything about the notebook creating issue."
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