If you only want to download a single folder, you can just click to the right of the folder you want to download (in the blue highlight box around the folder), and choose 'Download Folder' from the drop-down list.
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- You can download files/folders from dropbox site dropbox.com to your computer. But you can not download a folder that is over 1GB or which has 10,000 files.
- This is because you have the Dropbox software on your computer and these files are already in your Dropbox folder. So if you press 'Open' the folder will open on your computer. This saves you having to download a file that is already on your computer.
- Dropbox enables its users to provide a 'Sharing link,' or URL, that they or others can use to view or download a specific file or folder without logging in. Creating a Dropbox Share Link 1.
- The easiest way is to download the PC application and then the application downloads all the contents in your PC, then you can cut the files and paste in a hard disk or anything you want, and your dropbox space will be empty again.
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Dropbox encourages developers to integrate their applications and Web services with their cloud storage platform, so it's no surprise that there are numerous ways to directly download files to your Dropbox folder. These tools are particularly useful when you want to download something to your personal cloud from a different computer, such as your office PC or a friend's laptop. Users of the Google Chrome Web browser can install the Download to Dropbox extension to enable direct download to Dropbox directly from the context menu. If you don't use Google Chrome, you can turn to the Web-based sideCLOUDload or URL Droplet to send downloads to your Dropbox folder.
Download to Dropbox (Chrome)
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Navigate to the Download to Dropbox Chrome Web Store page (full link in Resources) and click 'Add to Chrome.'
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Click the 'Download to Dropbox' icon. Sign in to your Dropbox account if you are not already logged in, and then click 'Allow.'
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Right-click the link to the file you want to download and select 'Upload to Dropbox.'
SideCLOUDload (Web)
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Right-click the link to the file you want to download and select 'Copy Link.' The exact wording of the context menu option varies by browser.
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Navigate to the sideCLOUDload website (full link in Resources) and click 'Login/Register.'
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Enter account details for your sideCLOUDload account, including username, password and email address. Click 'Register.'
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Click the account registration activation link in the email you receive from sideCLOUDload. In the new window or tab that opens, log in to sideCLOUDload using the account credentials you just configured.
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Click your username, and then click 'Cloud Service Accounts.' Click 'Add Account,' sign in to your Dropbox account if you are not already logged in and then click 'Allow.'
Return to the sideCLOUDload homepage. Paste the download link into the 'Source URL' text box, and then click 'Sideload It.' You can adjust the file name and source folder destination as you see fit.
URL Droplet
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Right-click the link to the file you want to download, and select 'Copy Link.' The exact wording of the context menu option varies by browser.
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Navigate to the URL Droplet website (full link in Resources).
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Enter your email address. Select a password for your URL Droplet account, and then click 'Try It Free.'
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Click the account registration activation link in the email you receive from URL Droplet. In the new window or tab that opens, click the 'Select' button in the 'Try It Out' section.
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Paste the download link into the 'Enter Your URL' text box, and then click 'Save.'
6.
Sign in to your Dropbox account if you are not already logged in and click 'Allow.'
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Tip
- Although less direct, it is possible to upload files to your Dropbox folder through the Dropbox Web interface accessible from any Web browser. Just navigate to the Dropbox homepage to access the Web client.
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