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I occasionally need to get files from my Dropbox account when I'm using a computer not under my control. I can download or access individual files on the dropbox website, but is there a convienent way to download entire folders, preferably in some sort of archive?

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This is pretty easy. Simply check the check box next to the folder(s) you want to download and then go to

More Actions > Download Folder

You can also do this to download multiple files within a folder. Check all the items you want to download and then go to

More Actions > Download Items

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The above mentioned solutions do not work anymore.

Instead, open the folder you want to download and click to select individual files, or press Ctrl+A to select all files. A row of buttons will appear above the list of files, click the Download button to download the selected files as a Zip compressed archive.

EDIT: Matthew Crumley's solution works as well, just be sure not to click the folder name itself, as it will open the folder instead of selecting it. The Download button will appear in the row of buttons above the folder list, and not in a drop-down menu as mentioned.

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Can back that up with a reference? – Jacob Jan Tuinstra Dec 28 '12 at 20:28
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I guess a screenshot of the functionality in question should do. – Anders Graverholt Dec 29 '12 at 16:37
You can also produce the dropdown menu by right-clicking the folder in question, like so. – Anders Graverholt Dec 29 '12 at 16:43
this is helpful - I found this as I was actually looking for way to copy folders from one part of dropbox to another (for sharing purposes) - sadly, although "Copy" is an option on your right-click screenshot, it isn't there any more (at least for my shared folders) – Alex Dupuy Apr 4 at 6:21
Note: "above" really has no context here. Answers can sorted in numerous ways. – Al Everett May 6 at 13:27

If you only want to download a single folder, you can just click to the right of the folder you want to download (in the blue highlight box around the folder), and choose "Download Folder" from the drop-down list.

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