# Can I download a document from Datashare?

Yes, you can download a document from Datashare.

## Download a document

Open the **menu** > '**Search**' > '**Documents**' and click on the **download icon** on the right of documents' cards:

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...or on the top right of an opened document:

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## Batch download documents

You can also **batch download** all the documents that match a search. It is limited to 100.00MB.

Open the **menu** > '**Search**' > '**Documents**', make queries and apply filter. Once all the results of a specific search are relevant to you, click on the **download icon** on the right of results:

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Find your batch downloads as zip files in the **menu** > '**Tasks**' > '**Batch downloads**':

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Click on a batch download's name to download it:

<figure><img src="https://2881303961-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LWCyd3pDXO_H4jk9DgG%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-f6fc219c994c4c2e65f55340600f5ea9402c4bd9%2FScreenshot%202025-06-10%20at%2019.14.40.png?alt=media" alt="Screenshot of Datashare&#x27;s batch downloads page with the name of one batch download highlighted"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

## Can't download?

If you **can't download** a document, it means that:

* either Datashare has been badly initialized. Please **restart Datashare**. If you're an advanced user, you can capture the logs and create an issue on [Datashare's Github](https://github.com/ICIJ/datashare/issues).
* or you are using the server collaborative mode and the admins prevented users from downloading documents