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 HAL9000  Updated 2 years ago  Downloads  48
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There are times when you will end up on a web page that
doesn’t look like a webpage but instead looks like a folder
RECENTLY
and you can only find files being listed. This is because the UPDATED
webserver directory index file (index.html, default.asp and
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etc) is not present in the folder and the directory listings
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To download a file, you can either left click on it or right click
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and select “Save link as” in your favorite browser like Firefox Kill
or Chrome. However, if you need to download multiple or Switches
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subfolders automatically, you will need third party tools to Disconnection
help you achieve that. Here are 5 different methods that you
can use to download all files from a folder on a website.
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While this program is able to download all files in a specific

folder very easily it cannot recurse into sub folders. All you
have to do is copy a URL to the clipboard while JDownloader
is running and it will add a new package or set of packages
to the Link Grabber with all the files. File types can be filtered
out with checkboxes or deselected/removed manually. Note
the JDownloader installer version contains adware.

Download JDownloader  | JDownloader Portable  (no

adware on install)

2. FlashGet

This next download manager program is quite old but has a

feature called Site Explorer which allows you to browse
websites like in Windows Explorer. FlashGet has more recent
versions than the 1.96 we’re looking at here, but we found
this version handles HTTP and FTP sites better.
After installing and running Flashget go to the Tools menu >
Site Explorer. Enter the URL and then you can browse through
the site and download the files in any folder. If the site is
using FTP, folders can also be multi selected and the files
inside those folders will be downloaded. Only the files inside
the root folder will download if the site is HTTP. Make sure to
avoid the Google Toolbar offer during install.

Download Flashget v1.96 

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Web Browser Extension
Popular browser extensions for downloading files in recent
times have been DownThemAll! and Flashgot for Firefox.
Sadly, they don’t work anymore since the change to the
WebExtensions system in Firefox 57. However, there are still
extensions available for both Chrome and Firefox that can
download files from a website or FTP folder. Here’s a couple
of selections for each.

Note: All the browser extensions below will only download

the files from the root folder in the browser tab, they will not
recurse into sub folders. If you select a folder from the
download list it will simply download as an unknown file.

3. Chrono Download Manager (Chrome)

Chrono Download Manager is one of the most popular

extensions of its type for Chrome. There are some advanced
options but it’s relatively straightforward to quickly download
all the files in a folder. Click the Chrono toolbar button and
switch to the sniffer mode with the top right button in the
window.

Then, cycle through the tabs selecting all the files with the
top checkbox, check files individually or use the file type filter
boxes below. Click the “Download All!” button and the files
will be added to the queue and downloaded.

Download Chrono Download Manager 

4. Download Master (Chrome)

This is another Chrome extension that downloads a load of

files in a folder pretty easily. Download Master works in a
similar way to Chrono but is a little more straightforward to
use and what you see in the main window is it, there are no
separate settings or options windows.

After you press the icon to open the download window all you
have to do is check the file extension filter boxes, supply a
custom filter or add files manually. Then press Download. As
all the selection filters are in the same window it makes
Download Master a bit faster to select multiple files or all
files at once.

Download Download Master 

5. Simple Mass Downloader (Firefox)

Simple Mass Downloader is a pretty good option for Firefox

since the classic old extensions no longer work. It also has
some useful features like being able to add downloads from
multiple tabs at once and add automatic folders to directly
download files of certain types into specific folders.
Files do not automatically populate the resource list and you
have to click the “Load Page Links” button to start. The
checkbox at the top will select all files at once while the
extensions or text filter boxes at the bottom will filter the list
by whatever characters are entered. Files can be added to a
queue or downloaded directly with the buttons at the bottom
right.

Download Simple Mass Downloader 

6. DownloadStar (Firefox)

The final extension we’ll talk about is DownloadStar for

Firefox. It’s not much different than the options we’ve
mentioned above but to make all files visible you have to
click “Show media from links” at the bottom left of the
window or only images will be shown.
The filter checkboxes don’t have a select all files option but
simply putting an asterisk “*” into the Fast Filter box will
quickly do that. The button to download the files isn’t
immediately obvious but it’s located at the top right with the
number of files to download in brackets.

Download DownloadStar 

To download files from a folder using something other than

browser extensions or download managers, try the methods
on Page 2.

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 48 Comments - Write a Comment

Ali 2 MONTHS AGO

One of the best tool to listing and downloading FTP or http
directory is IDM ; through IDM Grabber tool.

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john 9 MONTHS AGO

I would like to download a number of files that

can be found under a http link which is always
the same – just the number at the end changes.
Is there an application/extention available that
would be able to do that? thank you, John

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Elise 1 YEAR AGO

Have tried so many applications and techniques

over the years and so many of them don’t do
FTP well.▪▪ the win Explorer doesn’t do well with
my Android phone SD card and my Windows XP
or Windows 7 so I have used the extension
originally for Firefox and now also for Chrome
call down them all its wonderful

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Robert Astan 2 YEARS AGO

VWget does work, I am using it right now to

download from a folder deep within a hos with
no index.html found by using ?index.of? You do
have to use the right settings, it took a couple of
goes, the first 2 times it tried to download most
of the domain lol.

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Andy 2 YEARS AGO

The “Chrono Download Manager” (Chrome) was

removed from Store 1-2 months ago, for
unknown reasons.

The “Simple mass downloader” has a better

Chrome version, more frequently updated.

The good news is that the DownThemAll

returned as a web extension, on both Firefox
and Chrome. Not multi threading yet (if ever),
but still a very good option.

The only web extension with decent multi

threading seems to be “Multithreaded Download
Manager”, on Firefox

As a general mass downloader, I still prefer the

“Simple mass Downloader”, at least on Chrome,
but DownThemAll may be the most future proof
of all.

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HAL9000 2 YEARS AGO  Author

Typical really, this article was updated almost

exactly 4 weeks ago and already one
extension has been removed from the
Chrome store and another that didn’t work
has come back from the dead…

Sounds like it will have to be updated yet

again in the near future.

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 web 2 YEARS AGO

However, if you’re dissatisfied and ready for

change, Dropbox is my top choice. I’ve been a
user since 2008 and never had an issue. The
service is supported by a large ecosystem of
apps, it’s easy to use and share files with others,
and it continues to evolve in positive ways.
Though some dislike its revamped Dropbox
desktop app, I appreciate the extra features it
puts within reach, such as the ability to quickly
create G Suite files. That said, Box, Google
Drive, and Microsoft OneDrive are all great
choices for most users, depending upon your
needs and budget.

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HAL9000 2 YEARS AGO  Author

I haven’t recommended and will not

recommend Dropbox after they deleted my
files and basically banned my account
several years ago for doing absolutely
nothing wrong.

Reply

Abdul Mannan Zafar 2 YEARS AGO

Is there a similar software available for Android

platform?

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Chris C 3 YEARS AGO

 I use JDownloader

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