diff --git a/exercises/assembly_exercise.md b/exercises/assembly_exercise.md
index 814c8d6dc0fc22fea3bd234970bf7aef916e6eb0..50d4f28be9828a5b5e1dba4f19b739cf2f55d153 100644
--- a/exercises/assembly_exercise.md
+++ b/exercises/assembly_exercise.md
@@ -107,6 +107,27 @@ The scripts here, include the assembly as well as the annotation step.
 
 
 
+## Download assembly data if yours hasn't finished
+
+**Illumina**
+
+```bash
+cp -r /shares/amr.imm.uzh/data/projects/Blockcourse_BIO296/FS2023/Participants_data/illumina/03_output_mrsa /data/$USER/ngs/illumina/03_output_mrsa_backup/
+
+cp -r /shares/amr.imm.uzh/data/projects/Blockcourse_BIO296/FS2023/Participants_data/illumina/03_output_upec /data/$USER/ngs/illumina/03_output_upec_backup/
+```
+
+
+**Nanopore**
+
+```bash
+cp -r /shares/amr.imm.uzh/data/projects/Blockcourse_BIO296/FS2023/Participants_data/nanopore_backup/Analysis /data/$USER/ngs/nanopore/Analysis_backup
+
+cp -r /shares/amr.imm.uzh/data/projects/Blockcourse_BIO296/FS2023/Participants_data/nanopore_backup/QC /data/$USER/ngs/nanopore/QC_backup
+```
+
+
+