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Djenn's avatar
Djenn
Explorer | Level 4
7 years ago

Downloading from shared folders

I need to download all files from a folder someone shared with me, but instructions I've found online mention hovering over files and clicking a checkmark, which is not appearing. I've also seen refe...
  • Elixir's avatar
    7 years ago

    Hey Djenn, I assume that you have received a read-only shared link of a folder. In that case you should see a Download button on the top right corner of your browser. 

    If you do not see this option, I would sugges you try opening the link on a different browser (even better if you use incognito/private browsing mode with extentions disabled). 

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