diff --git a/dataSync.py b/dataSync.py
index bc28b6f209b74e3306123aa836aa8940ab6f275f..a234ddc65abf46a0715de0d7691879c28114eb38 100755
--- a/dataSync.py
+++ b/dataSync.py
@@ -51,8 +51,10 @@ PROJ = "ecotron"
 # PROJ = "schrebatron"
 
 TIME_FMT='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:00'
-startTime = dt.strptime('2020-07-07 00:00:00', TIME_FMT)
-endTime = dt.strptime('2020-11-30 00:00:00', TIME_FMT)
+# startTime = dt.strptime('2020-07-07 00:00:00', TIME_FMT)
+# endTime = dt.strptime('2020-11-30 00:00:00', TIME_FMT)
+startTime = dt.strptime('2020-08-11 00:00:00', TIME_FMT)
+endTime = dt.strptime('2020-08-18 00:00:00', TIME_FMT)
 # endTime = dt.strptime('2020-08-18 00:00:00', TIME_FMT)
 noTime = dt.fromtimestamp(0)
 
@@ -424,8 +426,9 @@ def xtract():
 	for root, dirs, files in os.walk(INPUTDIR): #walk recursively
 		for file in files:
 			if file.endswith(".tgz"):
+				file=INPUTDIR+file
 				print(f"xtracting {file}\n")
-				cmd_xtract=f"tar -zxvf {file}"
+				cmd_xtract=f"tar -zxvf {file} --directory {INPUTDIR}"
 				os.system(cmd_xtract)
 				return