How do I download all files at once as a ZIP?
Press the green Download all button on the download page. Every file comes down as one .zip file, with the sender's folders kept intact.
When someone sends you lots of files, or whole folders, clicking each one is slow. Download all gathers everything in the transfer into one .zip file, so you get it all with a single click.
How to do it
- Open the Pandafile link you received.
- Under the list of files, press Download all. It says As one .zip file underneath.
- Wait for your browser to finish saving the .zip.
- Open the .zip to get your files out. Most computers and phones can do this without extra software.
Folders stay as they were
If the sender uploaded folders, the .zip keeps the same structure. A folder called Holiday photos with a sub-folder Day 2 inside will look exactly the same once you unzip it. Nothing is flattened or renamed.
Things to know
- On very large transfers the .zip may take a moment to start.
- Your browser may not show a total size or time left for the .zip. That is normal.
- Make sure you have enough free space for the whole transfer, plus the same again if you plan to unzip it and keep the .zip too.
- Files inside are not compressed further. Photos and videos are already compressed, so the .zip is roughly the same size as the files.
Opening the .zip
On a Mac, double-click it. On Windows, right-click and choose Extract All. On iPhone, tap it in the Files app. On Android, open it in the Files by Google app. Our guide to unzipping on every device walks through each step.
