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Error downloading folder through web client
I'm trying to download a large folder through the web client. After I click download I'm prompted to save a small file called unspecified.htm, which saves and then nothing else happens. I'm sure I've...
You cannot download over 1gb of data via the browser. You have to download the Dropbox "application".
See link: https://help.dropbox.com/desktop-web/download-entire-folders
I agree with all former posts, that this confirms dropbox is just a low-quality alternative to professional services like Google Drive or Amazon's cloud.
The worst part is this is a "silent failure." It turns out Dropbox is (slow clap) able to produce an error message for this, which at least confirms what other posts say (that this is a size limit). The way I got the message was by forcing the error a few times, then clicking the "home" link in the upper left (it's the dropbox icon). that will bring you home, and at the top of the screen you MIGHT see a message like this.
at any rate this is all pretty sad.
