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Timeout on downloading folder
There are tools or PowerShell scripts that provide similar functionality. See e.g. https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps?search=sharepoint%20download%20zip&page=1 or http://www.slimapplications.com/product/explorer/
The best tool/scripts depends on your requirements:
- do you need to keep the SharePoint modification date
- do you need to export the SharePoint folder structure
- does the tool support parallel download threads
- can the tool handle long running requests and automatically refresh security tokens
Please note that the link to the Explorer tool will place the content into separate zip files (e.g. 500 MB each) because the tool is browser-based.
What download speeds do you experience? I just did a test with the explorer tool by downloading a folder structure with 1.3 GB files of various sizes from SharePoint Online and that took 540 s. (2.4 MB per sec).
Paul | SLIM Applications