# Bulk actions

You can perform **download** and **delete** actions on **multiple files at once**.

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Note: Multiple selection does **not** apply to folders.
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Both actions are permission-based.

Users without the required permissions will not see these options - either for single or bulk actions.

**Steps to Download or Delete Multiple Files**

1. Select the files checking the box to the left of each file you want to download or delete.
2. To select all files in a folder:
   * Check the box in the column header.
   * A toggle switch appears at the top of the table. Enable it to select all files in the folder.
   * The total number of selected files is displayed. This is helpful when working with folders containing hundreds of files.
3. Open the **Actions** drop-down menu and select:
   * **Download**: files are compressed into a ZIP archive named\
     `<date>_<time>_<folderName>.zip` and saved to your local drive.
   * **Delete**: a confirmation message appears showing the number of files to be deleted and warning that deleted files cannot be recovered.
     * Click **Confirm** to proceed.
     * A tooltip displays the operation status and any errors. This is especially useful when deleting large batches of files.

Bulk actions are configured in the configuration-wui.json file. To modify options, see the [How to customize bulk actions](/data-mover-1.21/file-manager/customize-file-manager-externals/how-to-customize-bulk-actions.md) page.


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