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. Here is a way to download folders all at once. It took minutes to do as compared to saving each document individually. The above options did not work for me so if they didn't work for you either, try this.
This will permit you to navigate to your hard drive to save the zip file where you desire. To open the zip file, again right click and choose "Open With" then "WINZIP" if that is your extraction program of choice and another screen will open so you can then extract the files. Dropbox has changed quite a bit since this question was asked in , so here's a more up-to-date answer. Click the You'll then be prompted to save the entire folder as a.
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If so please press the ' Accept as Best Answer ' button to help others find it. Still stuck? Ask me a question! Questions asked in the community will likely receive an answer within 4 hours! View solution in original post. Then you won't get the "download button" in the web interface. What I'm trying to do is take the files off Dropbox and save them on a hard drive. I don't want to lose the files but it seems very difficult to move files from Dropbox to laptop.
I'm almost trapped into keeping them in Dropbox!!! Condescending talk of I'm having the same issue and can't download the file using the web interface. I click the download button and nothing happens. Hi Jane Thanks for the reply. Trying to download a different file doesn't work. The error message says "There was an error downloading your file. You'd think that I ought to be able to download my own files, right?
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See how Dropbox makes syncing files easy. Wait a few minutes and check back. There are a lot of reasons why syncing could be temporarily delayed. For example, your device could be struggling to connect to internet or your files may be very large. Wait a few minutes and then check back. Check your internet connection. Reopen the Dropbox app or refresh dropbox. To restart, resync, or force sync Dropbox, close and reopen quit and relaunch the Dropbox app or refresh reload dropbox.
Close other applications that are open on your device. If Dropbox files are open in another application, they might not sync. You might see an error message indicating that your file is in use. Make sure your Dropbox app is up to date.
Check if the Dropbox app is up to date on your device:. Follow our filename recommendations. Certain special characters in filenames may not be compatible with certain devices. Remove any special characters in your filenames and check this article for more recommendations. Restart your computer or phone. Check your account on dropbox. Give the Dropbox desktop app full permissions in all of your firewall, security application, and antivirus software preferences and make sure the system extension for Smart Sync is installed.
The steps will vary depending on your operating system and applications. If the Dropbox desktop app is on an external hard drive, check your connection.
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