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Daniel K.61
10 years agoNew member | Level 1
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...
- 10 years ago
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
Benjamin C.13
9 years agoNew member | Level 1
Hey all--very frustrating. What I CAN tell you is that I've managed to download as large as a 940MB folder without it defaulting to "unspecified status". It seems clear that at some point they put a cap on folder size. I haven't done enough troubleshooting to know exactly what that cap is--but I hope that info worth something.
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