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title: "Downloading Files"
slug: "downloading-files-and-folders"
updated: 2026-03-25T15:08:27Z
published: 2026-03-25T15:08:27Z
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.nasuni.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Downloading Files

Files and folders can be downloaded through the Web Access browser interface. Files are downloaded to your default browser downloads folder. Multiple files are downloaded as zip archives. Folders are downloaded as zip archives.

It is not necessary to download files to view their contents. Many media and document files can be previewed in Web Access, allowing users to view content without downloading it. Additionally, files can be shared with colleagues and partners through shared links. For more information, see [Previewing Files](/v1/docs/previewing-files) and [Sharing Files and Folders (Shared Links)](/v1/docs/sharing-files).

## Files

To download a file, click the row and select the **Download** button in the upper-right corner of the page.

Alternatively, click **Download** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2adf6ce2-c120-4520-b135-0fc4463ddde3/Images/Documentation/image-PFG3OAHA.png) from the right-click context menu of the item.

## Folders

To download a folder, click the row and select the **Download** button in the upper-right corner of the page.

Alternatively, click **Download** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2adf6ce2-c120-4520-b135-0fc4463ddde3/Images/Documentation/image-PFG3OAHA.png) from the right-click context menu of the item.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/2adf6ce2-c120-4520-b135-0fc4463ddde3/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2025-05-09 at 11.20.31.png)

Starting the download saves the folder and its contents into a .zip folder. The download begins immediately.

If no item is selected, the download button downloads the current folder.

> [!TIP]
> ***Tip****: With Web Access, downloading a folder produces a .zip file that contains the folder and its contents. If this .zip file contains paths with special characters, the default Windows unzip utility might not be able to open the .zip file. However, third-party unzip utilities, such as 7-Zip, do open this .zip file.*

## Multiple Items

To download multiple items, select items by pressing an operating system-specific key (MacOS: Cmd, Windows: Ctrl) and clicking each item you want to download. After selecting items, click the **Download** button in the top-right context menu or click **Download** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/2adf6ce2-c120-4520-b135-0fc4463ddde3/Images/Documentation/image-PFG3OAHA.png) from the right-click context menu. Those selected items are packaged into a compressed .zip folder and downloaded.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/2adf6ce2-c120-4520-b135-0fc4463ddde3/Images/Documentation/Screenshot 2025-05-09 at 11.31.40.png)