--- title: Difference Between the Data Format After Download description: When you import your data from the Hexoskin Dashboard under the binary format, you will end up with .csv files and .wav files. 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[Hexoskin Support Community](https://support.hexoskin.com/?hsLang=en) 2. [Hexoskin Data Analysis](https://support.hexoskin.com/hexoskin-data-analysis?hsLang=en) # Difference Between the Data Format After Download ## When you import your data from the Hexoskin Dashboard under the binary format, you will end up with .CSV files and .WAV files. These two data formats differ in file size. Most of the data in .wav files has a 1Hz sampling rate, which means there are more data points for a given record or activity. The .wav format allows for files that are 10 times smaller than those in .csv format. Additionally, it is **30 times** faster to import .wav files into software that can process this data, such as Matlab or Python, because these files cannot be opened with Excel. Here is an example of a Matlab script - [load\_hx\_data.m](https://files.hexoskin.com/HxConvertSourceFile/matlab/LATEST/load_hx_data.m) or Python script - [load\_hx\_data.py](https://files.hexoskin.com/HxConvertSourceFile/python/LATEST/load_hx_data.py) that can be used to open Hexoskin .wav files directly in the Matlab or Python environment. These scripts are deprecated but are given as examples to help you with your code development. 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