Download as one archive

Download files and folders as one .tar.gz archive. The server packs it while it sends it, so it needs no free space on the server.

Steps

  1. Select the items in the server pane.
  2. Choose File ▸ Download as .tar.gz… (or right-click them).
  3. Optional: tick Unpack it after the download (the archive is removed) to get the items instead of the archive.
  4. Click Download.
The question: Download logs as a .tar.gz archive? with the Unpack option

Tips

  • The archive goes into the folder the left pane shows. When the left pane shows a server, it goes into your downloads folder (Settings ▸ Downloads folder).
  • The progress shows the bytes received, not a percentage: the size is known only at the end.
  • The other way round: File ▸ Upload Compressed packs Mac items into one stream and unpacks them on the server.