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Downloading Folders

You can upload files from the local host to the remote host two ways:

You can download an entire folder to your local machine from the remote system that you are accessing in two ways:

To Download a Folder Using the Download Folder Button

  1. Select the folder that you want to download from the Network Neighborhood.
  2. Choose Download Folder under the File menu.
  3. The Choose Download Location dialog appears.

  4. Type the full path to the folder into where you want to download the selected remote folder.
  5. Use the Browse button to select the required download directory.

    To use the complete path of the share, check the box “Use complete path info”.

    To download into the folder name, do not check “Use complete path info”.

    For example, if the share added is "/", and the folder to be downloaded is "netfile" under /tmp/test/netfile and download location is "e:\", then:

    • If the checkbox is checked, the contents are downloaded into "e:\tmp\test\netfile"
    • If the checkbox is not checked, then the contents are downloaded into "e:\netfile".
  6. Click OK.
  7. The Download in Progress dialog appears and displays the list of files in the folder being downloaded.

To Download a Folder Using the Drag and Drop Feature

  1. Click the folder in the Network Neighborhood with the left mouse button and drag it to the required location on the local host.

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