how to download all media files into my computer

Question

How do I "download" all my photos from my media library to my local computer?

I can do this one at a time, but is there a way to grab them all at one time? Sort of like a "download all" process.

Bainternet · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-27 08:34:59Z

up vote 4 down vote accepted

Your best way of doing that would be downloading the wp-content/uploads directory, by ftp access.

answered Feb 27 '11 at 8:34

Bainternet♦
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	Thanks for the answer, Bainternet. This means there is no automated way of doing it from the Dashboard? I don't want my clients to have to ftp files. – rexposadas Feb 28 '11 at 23:06
	if there is an automated way i never heard of it, sorry – Bainternet♦ Feb 28 '11 at 23:46

plunderpirate · Answer 2 · 2011-07-03 16:18:39Z

for anyone else who is interested:

find yourself a php script that creates a zip from a list of files provided.

after that, use the script provided on this site: Get All Images in Media Gallery?, to create the list for the archiver script.

i hope this helps, at least this is the way i did it.

brasofilo · Answer 3 · 2013-01-13 12:43:02Z

up vote 1 down vote

i found this plugin:

downML - Download Media Library.

Helps admins to backup the media files available in the media library of the wordpress site.

it doesn't provide any options, just spits out a zip file for download. no ftp needed, works in the dashboard.

edited Jan 13 at 12:43

brasofilo
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answered Jan 13 at 12:18

Josh Russell
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