---
title: "Download a file or a folder"
url: "https://docs.4hse.com/files-and-attachments/download-a-folder"
description: "How to download a single document, and how to get a whole folder as a ZIP archive."
---

# Download a file or a folder

## A single file

[Section titled “A single file”](#a-single-file)

Select it in the file system and click **Download**. The file reaches your device immediately.

## A whole folder

[Section titled “A whole folder”](#a-whole-folder)

Select the folder and click **Download**. 4HSE starts building a ZIP archive with everything inside it. This does not happen instantly, and it does not happen in the browser window: the archive is prepared in the background.

1.  Select the folder and click **Download**.
2.  Follow the progress in the **Tasks** section, in the user menu at the bottom right.
3.  When the archive is ready you receive an **email with a download link**.
4.  Open the link and download the ZIP.

How long the build takes depends on the number and the size of the files in the folder.

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