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Forum Discussion
Downloading shared folder not in zip format
Can a folder of files be shared and not download as a zip file, but just as a folder, as it was uploaded to Dropbox as?
Seems Drop box creates a share link for a folder and compresses it to zip so...
- A zip file is the only way that you'll be able to download it and keep its structure without downloading each individual file.
Mark
Super User II
Super User IIA zip file is the only way that you'll be able to download it and keep its structure without downloading each individual file.
- thats what I kinda thought, thanks for the verification. So I guess drop box automatically zips a shared folder, when it needs to be downloaded by someone it was shared to right?
Thanks- Rich
Dianehelen wrote:
I guess drop box automatically zips a shared folder, when it needs to be downloaded by someone it was shared to right?You can't download a folder through a browser, and that's nothing to do with Dropbox. Unless you're using a download manager, your web browser only handles single files. To get around that, Dropbox zips the content of a folder into a single file for download. This holds true for any folder you wish to download, whether it's shared or not.
