> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.snomed.org/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.snomed.org/snomed-ct-practical-guides/snomed-ct-sql-practical-guide/appendices/appendix-a-building-the-snomed-ct-example-database/a2-download-the-release-file-package.md).

# A.2 Download the Release File Package

SNOMED CT Release Packages can be obtained from the [Member Licensing & Distribution Service (MLDS)](https://mlds.ihtsdotools.org/#/landing).

* [Download the latest SNOMED CT International Release Package (a zip archive) into your **SnomedCT\_ReleaseFiles** folder.](#user-content-fn-1)[^1]
  * On MacOS or other Unix based systems: **/Users/your-username/SnomedCT\_ReleaseFiles**
  * On Windows systems: **C:\SnomedCT\_ReleaseFiles**

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[^1]: If you prefer, you can download the SNOMED CT release package to a different location. If you do this then you will need to specify the full path to the release package when you run the SNOMED CT load process.


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