Hi, <br>Try using the fastQ Groomer tool instead,, Grooming actually does take a while.<br>There is also a faster parallel version of fastQ groomer on the main tool shed which you can try as well.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Kevin.<br>

<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 2:49 AM, Pete Schmitt <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:Peter.Schmitt@dartmouth.edu" target="_blank">Peter.Schmitt@dartmouth.edu</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">


  

    
  
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    When attempting the change the filetype of a fastq file to
    fastqsanger, the process for changing the type goes on forever. 
    This<br>
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Dartmouth College, HB 6223
L24 Berry/Baker Library
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Phone: 603-646-8109

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