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jonc2
Explorer | Level 3
7 months ago

Can I download multiple Capture files at once?

How to download multiple captures (video or images) at once?  I can select multiple files, but only see "Delete" as an option.  It would also be useful, and expected, to assign multiple captures to a...
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  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
    7 months ago

    Thanks for that! If you go to your All files page, are you seeing a “Capture” folder among the rest of your files? If yes, can you open it and select multiple files to download this way?

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Nancy
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Hi jonc2, hope you’re doing well and thanks for posting here.

 

I’d like a full screenshot of what you see on your end, when trying to download your Capture files in bulk (including the URL of the page you see on top).

 

Ping me when you’re ready.

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jonc2
Explorer | Level 3
7 months ago

Hi Nancy,

 

Thanks for looking into this.  Here is a [removed] to a screenshot showing 3 files selected with only option to delete or unselect. The URL is simply "https://capture.dropbox.com/"

 

 

  • Nancy's avatar
    Nancy
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    7 months ago

    Thanks for that! If you go to your All files page, are you seeing a “Capture” folder among the rest of your files? If yes, can you open it and select multiple files to download this way?

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      jonc2
      Explorer | Level 3
      7 months ago

      Yes!  That works and downloads the captures to a zip file.  Thank you!

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        jonc2
        Explorer | Level 3
        7 months ago

        Now with that solved, do you know of a way to move multiple files into collections at once?  I'm not seeing that option in either interface.

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