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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 and you can only find files being listed. This is because the webserver directory index file (index.html, default.asp and etc) is not present in the folder and the directory listings option in the webserver is turned on.

In order to download the.chd files, we would need to extract the names of the empty folders, then convert those folder names to its actual URLs. Then, put all the URLs of interest in a text file file.txt, finally feed this text file to wget, as follows: wget -r -no-parent -P /save/location -A chd,zip -i file.txt The previous command will find. I am looking to download files from an ftp directory into my server, with getting all the files in an ftp directory. Wget -r -np -nd ftp://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub. To add: The above code would allow you to download ALL files from the targeted directory to the directory of your choice in a single command. Break Down of Command: The Parameters for which wget uses to download the entire directory at once instead of one file at a time: wget -e robots=off -r -no-parent The Destination of Downloaded Files. Now you can use wget to download lots of files. The method for using wget to download files is: Generate a list of archive.org item identifiers (the tail end of the url for an archive.org item page) from which you wish to grab files. Create a folder (a directory) to hold the downloaded files.

One of the reasons to offer directory listings is to provide a convenient way for the visitor to quickly browse the files in the folders and allow them to easily download the files to their computer. Sometimes directory listings are accidental due to webmasters who forget to include a .htaccess or a blank index file to prevent all the files from being listed.

To download a file, you can either left click on it or right click and select “Save link as” in your favorite browser like Firefox or Chrome. However, if you need to download multiple or even all of the files from the directory including the subfolders automatically, you will need third party tools to help you achieve that. Here are 5 different methods that you can use to download all files from a folder on a website.

Download Files With A Download Manager

If you are a frequent downloader, you probably already have a download manager program installed. Some of the popular and feature rich download managers like JDownloader are even open source software.

1. JDownloader

This very popular download manager is based on Java which means it’s cross platform and available for Windows, macOS and Linux.

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

Download From A Folder Or FTP With A 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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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

Elise11 months 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

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.

Andy2 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.

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.

web2 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.

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.

Abdul Mannan Zafar2 years ago

Is there a similar software available for Android platform?

Wget Download Folder

I use JDownloader

jmmy3 years ago

another option?

Visualwget DOES NOT WORK.
It does not download subdirectories after following your instrusctions.

Downthemall is the same..

Both are files in single directory or the .index file only.

John3 years ago

It works, but You have to set the right settings :)

It does not…
WinHTTrack and VisualWget are crap.

Hesham Orainan3 years ago

Thank you a LOT. In the past I used flashget mainly, but now it is mot compatible with latest fire fox, I don’t want to risk continue using older version of FireFox.

vwget did what I needed exactly, I would not have known about the recursive feature without your help. THANK YOU!

DownThemAll is a Firefox add-on which works fine for me.

Randy Bar4 years ago

The folks at the subreddit /r/opendirectories are using Felistar (www.moonstarsky.com), a tool built by another redditor. You should check it out

Thanks for the share, please keep it updated for GNU/Linux users.

MELISSA MCELHANEY SCHMIDT5 years ago

I am trying to download multiple files from a facebook group. I only need the svg files. What is my best option?

very helpful thanks bro

Ehsan6 years ago

thanks very much for your info…
I like vwget personally…
really small and effective tool

Thanks a lot. Personally I found VisualWget to be the best option.

Matt6 years ago

Super helpful!

Very Useful. Thank you.

Leandro7 years ago

Sweet…

Filezzila worked for me! :)

JW7 years ago

thanks mate. This was helpful!
Really appreciate this!

Good on ya!

Wget To Directory

I tried no.4 (FileZilla) and it worked like a charm. Thanks.

chaitanya7 years ago

really helpful…..and helps save time

Superb ..it did the trick !!!

Robert8 years ago

Thanks this is very useful. You are a good man.

Raymond you’re the best ! Martin C. you are great too for -parent tricks ;)

Niall Flynn8 years ago

You Sir are a legend :)

thanks man

Martin C.9 years ago

$ wget –no-parent –wait=10 –recursive –accept=zip –no-directories yoursite.com

–wait can be replaced with 1 (second) providing the server from you will download don’t kick your ass out.
Remove –no-directories to completely crawl and download everything matching your criteria (zip files here) starting from the root directory.

thank you sir its work thank you so much

Mumtaz11 years ago

good

Thanks contributor. This is very much appreciated.

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Eran Hazout11 years ago

thanks man, very helpful

Very helpful post

jimmy12 years ago

Your forum is helping me a lot..
Great!!

thanks mate you helped me a lot

Merlin_Magii13 years ago

Thank you Ray – very useful bits of kit.

cool! thanks ray!

brayden13 years ago

thanks Raymond always good to get the latest news from you

cool. thanks. Raymond rocks!

Blackrose13 years ago

Thanks bro, love the forum and your article

thanks ray.

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