# Downloading a directory

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/downloading-a-directory/4326
**Category:** Discussion
**Created:** [September 18, 2008, 11:13am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/downloading-a-directory/4326 "2008-09-18T11:13:11Z")
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### Author: ![deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/deleted_user/32/937_2.png) [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2008, 11:13am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/downloading-a-directory/4326/1 "2008-09-18T11:13:11Z")

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hello

i am trying to automate a process of watching a directory that gets new subdirectories&nbsp;all the time  
what i am trying to do is to watch this directory that resides on the ftp server when a new subdir comes it must wait untill all files are in the new subdir then i need it to download all the subdir to a local pc

i cant find how it should be done

please help me

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### Author: ![tate](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e19b73/32.png) [@tate](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/tate)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2008, 1:31am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/downloading-a-directory/4326/2 "2008-09-19T01:31:55Z")

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how do you know when all files are in the new subdirectory? Is there a particular file, or a certain amount or some other indicator?

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### Author: ![deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/deleted_user/32/937_2.png) [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2008, 10:23am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/downloading-a-directory/4326/3 "2008-09-21T10:23:59Z")

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Posted By Tate Needham on 18 Sep 2008 6:31 PM  
how do you know when all files are in the new subdirectory? Is there a particular file, or a certain amount or some other indicator?

hi again

this directory is on ftp and a client adding subdirs with files into that dir, in the subdirs there is always 3 files, 2 .pdf files and a .xml file  
i need&nbsp; way to download the subdirs to a local pc and then make more manipulations on the files, but i cant get how to download subdirs into local pc.

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thanks