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Step-by-Step Tutorial

How to Download All Excel and CSV Files from a Database Website

Published: June 2026 3 min read

Manually exporting and saving dozens of individual data sheets from a web portal or repository is a massive bottleneck for any data project. Whether you are aggregating weekly financial sheets, tracking inventory logs, or scraping large public database tables, you don't have to waste time on repetitive clicking.

Below is the absolute fastest way to automatically parse any live web URL, isolate spreadsheet links, and extract them all simultaneously directly to your machine.


1 1. Install Bulk File Downloader (10 seconds)

First, head over to the Chrome Web Store and add Bulk File Downloader to your browser toolbar. Make sure to pin it to your extensions container for quick execution whenever you run into heavy data tables or reporting portals.

2 2. Open Your Target Webpage

Navigate to the specific database or web portal where your data tables are hosted. Let the webpage fully load so that all data links, file paths, and dynamically rendered tables are completely populated within your active browser tab.

3 3. Open The Bulk File Downloader Extension

Click our extension icon in your upper browser menu. The tool will instantly audit the page layout and populate a clean dashboard listing every active asset link on screen. Scroll through the results or use the file type filter to completely isolate .xlsx, .xls, and .csv extensions.

4 4. Execute the Mass Download Operation

You can pick and choose specific datasets using individual checkboxes or instantly hit the "Download All" action button to export the entire table list.

Pro Tip for Data Analysts: If you are scraping massive datasets or hundreds of daily reports, upgrading to the Pro version allows you to instantly merge and package all selected spreadsheets into a single, organized ZIP archive while tracking download progress in real-time.

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