How to Download Multiple Files from Blackboard

Part I: Collecting Files

To download multiple files from your course once, you will first place them together in a folder.

  1. From Control Panel > Content Collection, click on the course Content Collection link which is the same name as your course.
  2. Click Create Folder button.
  3. Enter a name for the folder and click Submit. In this example, we’ve named the folder as Download.
  4. Check the boxes next to the files you want to download.
  5. Click Move button.
  6. On the “Move Content” page, click Browse button to find the destination folder.
  7. On “Browse Content Collection” page, click the radio button to select the Download folder.
  8. Click Submit.
  9. Click Submit again to move the content into the destination folder.


Part II: Downloading the Folder

  1. Click the action link next to the Download folder.
  2. Select Download Package. The folder is downloaded to your system as a .zip file. It can most likely be found in your Downloads folder.