Download

To download an object from your Yandex Disk, select it and click Download in the upper panel. Folders are downloaded as ZIP archives.

  1. Download a large folder
  2. Downloading all files from Yandex Disk

Download a large folder

In the browser, you can only download folders that contain less than 500 files and are no more than 5 GB. Use the Yandex Disk computer program to download larger folders:

  1. Download the program from the Yandex Disk page and install it.
  2. Sign in to the program.

    If you still don't have a Yandex account, click Register to create one. Then enter your username and password.

    Attention. If you use or have previously used two-factor authentication, you'll need a one-time password generated by “Yandex Key” to log in to Yandex Disk.
  3. In the context menu of the folder, select Create copy on computer.

    The downloaded folder doesn't sync with the cloud. If you've downloaded a folder, changed something in it, and want the changes to appear on Yandex Disk, upload it manually.

    If you want to download a folder and sync it with the cloud, select Save to computer from the context menu.

Downloading all files from Yandex Disk

Choose where you want to download all your files from:

Attention. If you want to download files from the Trash or old versions of certain files, restore them before downloading them.
Restore files from the Trash
  1. Go to the Trash.
  2. Choose the required files or folders.
  3. In the upper panel, click Restore.
Restore old versions of files
  1. Select a file.
  2. Click  → History of changes in the upper panel or in the context menu.
  3. Select the desired version.
  4. Click Restore → Save as copy.

To download all files in the Yandex Disk desktop program:

  1. Install the desktop version of Yandex Disk.
  2. In the program settings, select the folder you want to save the files to. To do so, select File → Settings → Set folder location…, click Change in the Downloads section, and select a folder on your computer.
  3. Select all files and folders in the Yandex Disk program window.
  4. Right click to open the context menu and select Create copy on computer. The files will be downloaded to the folder you specified.