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SMF Support => SMF 2.0.x Support => Topic started by: mcsee on November 22, 2019, 09:41:31 PM

Title: Downloading Forum Attachments (Images)
Post by: mcsee on November 22, 2019, 09:41:31 PM
SMF 2.0.15


I'm looking for an easy way to download a copy of all the images posted as attachments in my forum (Admin/Forum/Browse Files). I have too many to Save Image As for each, so ask is there an easy way to do it that I can't see.

TIA.
Title: Re: Downloading Forum Attachments (Images)
Post by: Sir Osis of Liver on November 22, 2019, 09:57:55 PM
Use any FTP client, like FileZilla.
Title: Re: Downloading Forum Attachments (Images)
Post by: Antechinus on November 23, 2019, 02:10:38 AM
Even faster: cPanel > File Manager > Open forum root directory > Compress attachments folder to gzip > Download > Extract on desktop > Sorted. :)
Title: Re: Downloading Forum Attachments (Images)
Post by: shawnb61 on November 23, 2019, 03:35:53 AM
Yes, but you don't have file names or extensions, etc.

This thread describes a technique for downloading all attachments and renaming them back to the original file names:
https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=554131.msg3927825#msg3927825

Title: Re: Downloading Forum Attachments (Images)
Post by: Antechinus on November 23, 2019, 03:30:31 PM
Handy. That should be stickied, or given a topic in Tip and Tricks.
Title: Re: Downloading Forum Attachments (Images)
Post by: fishoaus on June 11, 2021, 07:21:50 AM
Does it work on 2.0.18 any one tried yet??
Title: Re: Downloading Forum Attachments (Images)
Post by: shawnb61 on June 11, 2021, 07:35:42 AM
The technique described in my post above works on all versions.
Title: Re: Downloading Forum Attachments (Images)
Post by: fishoaus on June 12, 2021, 08:42:57 AM
Quote from: shawnb61 on June 11, 2021, 07:35:42 AM
The technique described in my post above works on all versions.

thank you
Title: Re: Downloading Forum Attachments (Images)
Post by: Steve on June 12, 2021, 12:00:43 PM
Marking solved.