How to download and unzip files from etsy

The one thing I love about Cricut Design Space is that you can craft beautiful items and have complete control over design right from your phone or tablet. However, if a phone is your only option, it can make uploading SVG files a bit more challenging. As of they do not offer the option. For real. So how do I get to the files then? Where do I store the files on my phone? How do I unzip them? Aghhhh helppppp! Do not fret!

There are some amazing options that smart-tech-people have created for this exact problem. I will explain the step-by-step process for both iPhone and Android users. Access your files on Etsy. For iPhone users, I recommend safari. Go to Etsy. Then, login and go to your Purchases and Review tab, and navigate to the file you want to download.

CURVE all their attempts to get you to use their site from your app. Again, you cannot access your downloads from their app. From here, you can tap the Download Files link which will take you to a new page. Hit the download link. Then, click the beautiful blue download arrow in the top right hand corner. Tap on your zip folder. It will automatically extract the zip folder and all of the files will be accessible through a new folder. The new folder will have the same title as the zip folder, but you will know the difference between the folders because the zip folder will end in.

So rather than sending you 6 large image files, I can compress these down to a smaller size and send you just 1 file — rather than 6! This helps a ton, especially in the case of an Etsy seller like myself.

Since the majority of our digital products offer you various file formats, and Etsy limits file sizes and the amount of files you upload, zip files are the norm and standard. So you purchased a digital download or printable and need to know how to download a zip file from Etsy. Zip files for download are typically available in 2 spots — immediately after purchase you should be presented with an option to download your digital zip file or files. Another way is to go to your Etsy account and view your orders.

There is a link provided in your account for downloads. Another shortcut to download, but make sure you are logged into your Etsy account to do this — simply go to this URL but replace your order number at the end! NOTE: — depending on the seller, your Etsy digital download or Etsy zip file may only be available to download for a certain period of time.

Here is a quick zip file tutorial to help understand how to unpack those files and understand why people use zip files, anyways! Here is how to open a zip file or zip folder. Do note, depending on which operating system you are using, it will vary on how to open a file. WinAip App — tried and true app to extract zip files and to zip files.