3 Ways to Transfer Files from Dropbox to Computer

Content Overview:

• Why Need to Transfer Files from Dropbox to Computer?
• How to Transfer Files from Dropbox to Computer? 3 Ways
• How to Download Files from Dropbox to iPhone or Android Phone?
• FAQs about Dropbox Files Downloading
• Summary

Why Need to Transfer Files from Dropbox to Computer?

Usually, you need to put all kinds of files like work documents, family photos/pictures, favorite videos, etc., on cloud drives (Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, and so on) when you do not have enough local storage to save them. However, sometimes, you also want to move your online files back to local devices such as computer, PC, iPad, phone, tablet, desktop, laptop, etc., for the following reasons:

But there comes a question on how to move files from Dropbox to computer? You will find three solutions in the following parts.

How to Transfer Files from Dropbox to Computer? 3 Ways

How to save Dropbox files to computer easily? Check the following solutions.  

• Way 1. Transfer Files from Dropbox to My Computer by Directly Downloading
• Way 2. Transfer Files from Dropbox to PC Using Dropbox App
• Way 3. Transfer Files from Dropbox to Computer on MultCloud Platform

Way 1. Transfer Files from Dropbox to My Computer by Directly Downloading

As you may know, you can directly transfer pictures from Dropbox to computer and you may also know how to move photos from Dropbox to computer making use of the sync feature of the Dropbox desktop app.

1. Go to the Dropbox homepage and sign in with your Dropbox account.
2. Select the check box in front of the file or folder, and then click the Download button.

3. Wait for it finish. The time it takes to finish the downloading depends on how large the file is and how fast your network is. Finally, you can find the file on your local computer.

Way 2. Transfer Files from Dropbox to PC Using the Dropbox App

If you have already installed the Dropbox desktop application and set it to sync target files from the cloud to local, you can find what you want in the Dropbox folder on your computer directly. If not, you have to, first of all, download it from its official webpage, install it on your computer, and sign in to your account to open it.

Then, click on its icon on the right of the taskbar. A window will pop up; click Settings (gear icon) on its top right and choose Preferences.

In the Dropbox Preferences window, go to the Sync tab. Click the Selective Sync button to find the files you want to transfer to your computer.

Way 3. Transfer Files from Dropbox to Computer on MultCloud Platform

Except for the methods above, you can also transfer files from Dropbox to PC on a platform provided by a FREE third-party cloud file manager, MultCloud.

Why Need to Rely on MultCloud?

• In case you cannot enter the Dropbox webpage for some reason.
• Dropbox desktop APP selective sync feature is unable to connect.

  

• If you download files to PC just for transit and you will then upload them to another cloud, you can directly transfer these files from Dropbox to target cloud through MultCloud without downloading and uploading.

 

How to Transfer Files from Dropbox to Computer with MultCloud?

1. To make use of MultCloud, first of all, you need to create an account of it. Then, sign in to your account on its platform.

2. Next, add your Dropbox to its platform. On its Add Cloud tab, in the list of common cloud drives, select Dropbox. Then, just follow the guidance to finish adding Dropbox.

3. After successfully adding Dropbox, go to choose Dropbox in the left menu. Then, right-click the file and choose Download. Then, move the file from the Downloads folder to another location on your computer you'd prefer.

How to transfer photos from Dropbox to my computer? This way also applies to you. Besides, you can do what you can just like on the Dropbox webpage including download/upload files, create a new folder, delete an item, rename a file/folder, copy/copy to or cut (move), share a photo/picture, etc.

If you want to migrate files from Dropbox to another cloud drive, you can directly transfer them from Dropbox to your destination using the "Cloud Transfer" utility on the MultCloud platform without first moving them to computer. Here take migrating from Dropbox to Google Drive as an example.

How to Download Files from Dropbox to iPhone or Android Phone?

If you're using iPhone or Android phone to download Dropbox files, you can check the following steps:

Download Dropbox Files to Android Phone

1. Launch the Dropbox app on your Android phone.

2. Select the Files tab by tapping it.

3. To export a file, tap the vertical ellipsis, or "⁝" next to it.

4. Click Save To Device to save the file locally to save Dropbox files to Android Phone.

Save Dropbox Files to iPhone

To save Dropbox files to iPhone, follow the below steps:

1. Launch the Dropbox app on your iPhone.

2. Select the Files tab.

3. To export a file, tap the ellipsis (...) next to it.

4. Depending on the type of file, select Save to device, Save image, or Save video to save Dropbox files to iPhone.

FAQs about Dropbox Files Downloading

1. How to download files from Dropbox without an account?

To download files from Dropbox without an account, you can ask the owner to share the link with you, then you can open the link and able to download the Dropbox files without an account.

2. How to download from Dropbox when downloads are disabled?

If the file owner has disabled downloads, you will not be able to download the file directly. However, you can contact the file owner and request them to enable the download option or send you the file via another method (e.g., email or another file-sharing service). Then you can download these Dropbox files directly.

3. How to download all Dropbox files at once?

To download all files from a Dropbox folder at once: Log in to your Dropbox account on your web browser. Move all the files you want to download into a folder. Then choose the folder and choose Download from the top menu to download all Dropbox files at once.

Summary

It is not difficult to see that your problem about how to transfer files from Dropbox to computer is getting resolved easily following anyways mentioned above. You could select one way that suits you most to move files out of Dropbox to desktop or other location on your computer. 

If you prefer to use the third way with MultCloud, you can make full use of its "Remote Upload", "Cloud Transfer" and "Cloud Sync". To learn more about how they work, click the product page to get the information.

Furthermore, if you are a big fan of Dropbox and you want to use Dropbox better, here are the top 12 tools to improve your Dropbox experience.