: If you want to save space, you can choose which folders stay on your hard drive. Go to Preferences > Sync > Selective Sync to pick specific folders to download.

: Open the shared link. Click the Download button (usually a downward arrow icon) in the top-right corner.

The web interface is the most common way to grab files when you aren't on your own machine.

: To keep a file on your phone without exporting it, tap the down arrow next to the file and toggle Make Available Offline . 4. Downloading from a Shared Link (No Account Needed)

The mobile app doesn't "download" files in the traditional sense until you ask it to, as it mostly previews them from the cloud to save phone storage.

: To force a link to download immediately instead of opening a preview page, change the end of the URL from dl=0 to dl=1 . Troubleshooting Common Issues How to download a file or folder from Dropbox

If you have the Dropbox desktop app installed, "downloading" is usually handled through synchronization.

: To download a folder, hover over it and click Download . Note that folders must be smaller than 250 GB and contain fewer than 10,000 files to be downloaded via the web. 2. How to Download Using the Desktop App