Download files from basecamp

Open index. Follow the links to navigate through your account. This export can't be imported into a Basecamp account, but it can make it easier to manually add data to another account.

Use the Email-in feature to help with that. Upload file. Note: If you use Basecamp file storage you can upload files 2GB or less. File categories Admins can easily change the categories that will appear in all new projects on the Settings tab.

Note: Any changes made here will affect future projects only. To change existing project categories , use the category links in that particular project. Files attached to messages and comments do not work with the versioning system. Upload issues Most of the time, it's because the size of the file is too large.

To quickly upload files, just switch to using the Basic uploader when you click the link to upload a file:. Deleting a file You can delete uploaded items from the Files tab of your project by choosing the trash icon displayed next to the item when your cursor hovers over it. File storage space and exports The amount of file storage you have on the account depends on what plan you're on.

Folders let you group stuff together in a way that makes sense for you and your team! To create a new folder, click the green New button and then click to make a new folder. You'll see a small card with Untitled in it. Type the name of the folder and then click Save. To move files or folders up to their parent folders, choose Move from the You can also move or copy docs and files into other projects.

Read more about that here. You can download an entire folder in a couple clicks. You can hide a tool from a Project, Team, or HQ if it's not needed. See if a clear space really does organize the mind! Here's how: Changing Tools. Docs and Files For organizing reference materials, shared files, and the latest version of everything. I have voted for all answers that are most likely to work today. Unfortunately, I don't have time to check each of them since it's been almost 3 years since I posted the question and I'm not in charge for that project any more, but based on votes by other people I assume they are fine.

Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. You can export everything from Basecamp using the following steps. Log in using Chrome. Copy Cookie header from a page document request in Chrome Developer tools. Now that in Basecamp became Basecamp Classic and the new Basecamp is different, does this method still work? Does it work if you don't have a subdomain? Matt McClure's answer was spot on but a couple of things held me up; To find the required cookie in Chrome Developer tools, click on Network icon on top and then Headers tab.

Peter Mee Peter Mee 91 1 1 silver badge 1 1 bronze badge. Simon Woodside Simon Woodside 6, 5 5 gold badges 47 47 silver badges 65 65 bronze badges. As I've explained in the comment to the question itself, I accepted your answer as it is the most convenient and 'how it should be done' way, as of today.

Unfortunately, shifting projects from one account to another was not the goal, can't help there : — Oliver Maksimovic. Eneko Alonso Eneko Alonso I have edited the question. I mean: how to get the files that you have uploaded to your project s at Basecamp.