Batch download files keeping directory structure

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How to batch download files and folders keeping directory structure?

You must do a two-step process to preserve the directory structure and filenames.

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Create specific directory and file with PowerShell's "New-Item" command. Then save the file on the internet to your local disk with the "curl" command.

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How to download files keeping directory structure Windows 10?

Open PowerShell

Hit the "Start" icon.

Then choose "All Apps" Scroll down, press "Windows PowerShell" folder to open it. Click "Windows PowerShell" to run it.

Use PowerShell's commands

Create the directory on your disk

Create the necessary directory and subdirectories on your local disk with PowerShell's "New-Item" command:

New-Item -ItemType File -Force -Path C:\dir\sub_dir\file.zip

For example, you will download these two files:
https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap/5.2.3/js/bootstrap.min.js
https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap/5.2.3/css/bootstrap.min.css

Let's create these directories and files:
C:\local\htdocs\asset\bootstrap\5.2.3\js\bootstrap.min.js
C:\local\htdocs\asset\bootstrap\5.2.3\css\bootstrap.min.css

Run these commands:
New-Item -ItemType File -Force -Path C:\local\htdocs\asset\bootstrap\5.2.3\js\bootstrap.min.js
New-Item -ItemType File -Force -Path C:\local\htdocs\asset\bootstrap\5.2.3\css\bootstrap.min.css

Download the file contents with the "curl" command:

Download the files with the "curl" command and overwrite their contents:

curl https://domain.tld/path/sub_path/file.zip -O C:\dir\sub_dir\file.zip

To save the two files in the example above to your disk, keeping the same directory structure, run these commands:
curl https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap/5.2.3/js/bootstrap.min.js -O C:\local\htdocs\asset\bootstrap\5.2.3\js\bootstrap.min.js
curl https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap/5.2.3/css/bootstrap.min.css -O C:\local\htdocs\asset\bootstrap\5.2.3\css\bootstrap.min.css

Alternatively, the "Invoke-WebRequest" command can be used in the following formats:
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "Source-Uri" -OutFile "Save-File"

Automatically create the PowerShell script

Paste your url list. Set parameters. Generate your PowerShell. Copy the script. Paste it into the PowerShell command line. That is all.

Download url list:
https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap/5.2.3/js/bootstrap.min.js https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap/5.2.3/css/bootstrap.min.css

Options

Save files to:
Number of remove path segment:

Combine all files in one zip file and download. It only works in modern and up to date browser. The total file size should not exceed ~5 MB.






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