Moving off OSF
OSF is winding down its projects feature — what changes, what happens to data you already collected, and how to move.
What changes
DataPipe will stop writing to OSF after November 16, 2026. OSF is shutting down its projects feature, so DataPipe can no longer create new experiments there. Experiments already collecting keep running until that date.
New experiments on OSF are refused by DataPipe itself, not merely hidden from the new-experiment form: OSF is not offered as a choice, the server rejects a request that names it, and the database rules refuse the record. There is no way around it, so plan on collecting new data elsewhere.
Everything else about an OSF experiment works as it always has while it is still collecting — the endpoints, validation, condition assignment, session limits and metadata all behave the same.
Your existing data
Data already on OSF is unaffected. It stays in your OSF account, and DataPipe never removes it. That stays true after the cutoff, and it stays true if you disconnect OSF or delete your DataPipe account — DataPipe does not delete anything from your storage.
How to move
To keep collecting, connect Google Drive, Dataverse, or Zenodo in your account settings, create a new experiment on that provider, and point the experiment your participants run at the new experiment ID. Your existing data does not move, so it is worth finishing a study on OSF if you are close to done rather than switching mid-collection.
If you do switch mid-study, you will end up with two sets of files in two places: what OSF already holds, and what the new experiment collects from that point on. Nothing merges them for you, so plan how you will combine them before you start.
A comparison of the three providers, and what each one does with your files. Choosing a provider