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.fast5 Outputs

Warning

This file format is deprecated.

ONT .fast5 files are Hierarchical Data Format 5 files, with specific layout for Nanopore data. They are superseded by POD5.

Paths

The following path patterns are used to place the data on disk:

File Path Pattern
.fast5 File fast5{basecall_status}/{alias}/{flow_cell_id}{basecall_status}_{alias_}{short_protocol_run_id}_{short_run_id}_{batch_number}.fast5

See the Patterns documentation for more information on file patterns.

Read Batching

The following batching options are used by default:

Option Value
Read Count 4000

For more information on batching see Batching.