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Installing Data Loader

Available in: Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, Developer, and Database.com Editions

User Permissions Needed
To access the page to download Data Loader: “Modify All Data”
To use Data Loader: The appropriate user permission for the operation you are doing, for example, “Create” on accounts to insert new accounts

System Requirements

To use Data Loader, you need:
  • Microsoft® Windows® 7 or Windows XP
  • 120 MB free disk space
  • 256 MB available memory
  • Java JRE 1.6 or later (Windows 7 or Windows XP)
  • Sun JVM 1.6 or later (Windows 7 or Windows XP)
  • Administrator privileges on the machine

Installation Procedure

Over time, multiple versions of the Data Loader client application have been available for download. Different versions have different entries in the Add or Remove Programs dialog in your Windows Control Panel. Some versions were released with earlier product names such as “AppExchange Data Loader” or “Sforce Data Loader.” You can run different versions at the same time on one computer. However, do not install multiple copies of the same version.

The latest version is always available in Salesforce. If you have previously installed the latest version and want to install it again, first remove it from your computer by using the Add or Remove Programs dialog in Windows Control Panel.

Warning

  1. In the application, from Setup, click Data Management | Data Loader.
  2. Click Download the Data Loader and save the installer to your PC. If you're prompted to run or save the file, click Run. If you're then prompted to allow the program to make changes to the computer, click Yes.
  3. Double-click the downloaded file to launch the InstallShield wizard.
  4. Click Next.
  5. Accept the license agreement and click Next.
  6. Accept the default installation directory, or click Change... to choose another directory. Click Next.
  7. Click Install.
  8. Click Finish.
  9. To start Data Loader, double-click the Data Loader icon on your desktop, or choose Start | All Programs | salesforce.com | Apex Data Loader | Apex Data Loader.

If you experience login issues in the command line interface after upgrading to a new version of Data Loader, please try re-encrypting your password to solve the problem. For information on the password encryption utility, see Encrypting From the Command Line.

Tip

If you want to download the source code and make changes, an open source version of Data Loader is available at https://github.com/forcedotcom/dataloader.

Login Considerations

If your organization restricts IP addresses, logins from untrusted IPs are blocked until they’re activated. Salesforce automatically sends you an activation email that you can use to log in. The email contains a security token that you must add to the end of your password. For example, if your password is mypassword, and your security token is XXXXXXXXXX, you must enter mypasswordXXXXXXXXXX to log in.