4.7 Downloading Files

4.7.1 Downloading All Files in a Folder

This section describes how to download all files in a folder as a .zip file. For information about how to download specific files within a folder or area, see Section 6.8, Downloading Files.

Consider the following when downloading files in a folder:

  • You cannot download a folder that contains a total of more than 1,000 files. (Files can be located in the folder itself and any sub-folders.)

  • When downloading files as a .zip file from Filr, you must have an unarchiving utility on the workstation where you are downloading the file that understands the Zip64 extension.

To download all files in a folder:

  1. Navigate to the folder or location that contains the files that you want to download.

  2. Click the drop-down arrow next to the folder name, then click Download All Files as Zip.

    or

    If you are in the folder where you want to download all files, click the Configure icon next to the folder name, then click Download All Files as Zip.

  3. Save the .zip file to your workstation, then extract it.

    Any folder hierarchy is maintained in the .zip file.

  4. (Optional) You can now edit the files and save them back to Filr, as described in Section 6.4.1, Downloading and Editing a File.

4.7.2 Downloading the Contents of a Folder as a CSV File

You can download the contents of a folder. The content for any subfolders that are contained in the folder are not downloaded.

  1. Navigate to the folder or location that contains the folder content that you want to download.

  2. Click the drop-down arrow next to the folder name, then click Download Folder Contents as CSV File.

    or

    If you are in the folder where you want to download the files, click the Configure icon next to the folder name, then click Download Folder Contents as CSV File.

    A CSV file is downloaded. You can open the CSV file in a spreadsheet editor such as Microsoft Excel to view the contents. The CSV file includes various information about each entry in the folder, such as the ID, tile, author, creation date, description, and more.