Talk:Download many

For technical reasons it is not possible to download multiple files from PANGAEA web interface with one button.

Using browser extensions
From the dataset website multiple files can be downloaded using browser extension. This example uses Simple mass downloader for Chrome. Simple mass downloader for Firefox With this extension the links may be extracted from active tab / multiple open tabs or from selected text on web pages (also from the clipboard or a local file or a pattern URL).

Install the browser extension (example Simple mass downloader for Chrome)
If using for the first time, go to https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/simple-mass-downloader/abdkkegmcbiomijcbdaodaflgehfffed and install the browser extension (Add to Chrome). Before using, please verify that "Ask where to save each file before downloading" option in Chrome Download Settings is NOT checked. Otherwise, a lot of "Save As" dialog boxes will pop up, defeating the main purpose of the extension.