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Azim88
Explorer | Level 3
6 years ago

Download Dropbox links using FTP server

Hello,

I have many Dropbox links which I am downloading on a regular basis. However there are many links to downloads and If I sync those then it will take a lot of time because it syncs one file at a time.

Hence, is there a way to download Dropbox links using the FTP connection or server.

Thanks in advance.

  • Rich's avatar
    Rich
    6 years ago

    Azim88 wrote:

    Hence,  is this something possible that I can save that link to my linked FTP account and can later download with the FTP server where I can get the multiple concurrent connections.


    No. Dropbox does not support FTP access.

    There are third-party applciations/services that can provide FTP access to your files, but they are not supported by Dropbox. Try a Google search.

  • Jane's avatar
    Jane
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

    Hey Azim88, kindly note that this isn’t currently an available feature. While I’ve already made sure to note down your request in my report internally, I’m interested in how you wish to utilize this in your workflow. Please do let me know whenever you have some spare time. Thanks!

    • Azim88's avatar
      Azim88
      Explorer | Level 3

      Hi Jane,

      Thanks for your reply and basically I receive a lot of download link from the customer.

      I use to download it from the web but it takes a lot of time because it is downloaded as zip and if I sync it then sync process is very slow.

      Hence,  is this something possible that I can save that link to my linked FTP account and can later download with the FTP server where I can get the multiple concurrent connections.

      Please suggest. Thanks.

      • Rich's avatar
        Rich
        Icon for Super User II rankSuper User II

        Azim88 wrote:

        Hence,  is this something possible that I can save that link to my linked FTP account and can later download with the FTP server where I can get the multiple concurrent connections.


        No. Dropbox does not support FTP access.

        There are third-party applciations/services that can provide FTP access to your files, but they are not supported by Dropbox. Try a Google search.