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Dianehelen
7 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Downloading shared folder not in zip format
Can a folder of files be shared and not download as a zip file, but just as a folder, as it was uploaded to Dropbox as?
Seems Drop box creates a share link for a folder and compresses it to zip so...
- 7 years agoA zip file is the only way that you'll be able to download it and keep its structure without downloading each individual file.
Mark
7 years agoSuper User II
A zip file is the only way that you'll be able to download it and keep its structure without downloading each individual file.
- Dianehelen7 years agoExplorer | Level 4thats what I kinda thought, thanks for the verification. So I guess drop box automatically zips a shared folder, when it needs to be downloaded by someone it was shared to right?
Thanks- Rich7 years agoSuper User II
Dianehelen wrote:
I guess drop box automatically zips a shared folder, when it needs to be downloaded by someone it was shared to right?You can't download a folder through a browser, and that's nothing to do with Dropbox. Unless you're using a download manager, your web browser only handles single files. To get around that, Dropbox zips the content of a folder into a single file for download. This holds true for any folder you wish to download, whether it's shared or not.
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