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Dave4443
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago
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How can I download zip file WITHOUT file / folder structure

We have so much footage on our dropbox that we download for stock, and they are in multiple folders spread across thousands of folders   They are labelled perfectly to all appear in a search, but...
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    Hannah
    2 years ago

    Hey Dave4443, sorry to jump in here.

     

    I'm afraid that this is not currently possible with Dropbox.

     

    A workaround would be to sync your files using the Dropbox desktop app.

     

    The app will sync the files in your account to a folder named 'Dropbox' on your hard drive, and nothing will be zipped.

     

    And you can use selective sync to choose which folders you want to keep synced to the computer and which to have available only online.

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danielk13
New member | Level 2
1 year ago

This! I hope this can be implemented, for specific searches and one-time-downloads of my own (older) files that I have set to online only, I prefer the web interface.
But if I download say 8-10 PNGs, having them each in a separate folder structure with a path 4-5 folders long is just a pain.

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