Download Files from Datastores

Use the datastore file browser to download files from the datastore available on your ESXi host to your local computer.

Prerequisites

• Required privilege: Datastore.Browse Datastore
• Privileges when a VM is encrypted: Cryptographic operations.Decrypt and Cryptographic operations.Direct Access

Procedure

1. Open the datastore browser.
   1. Display the datastore in the inventory.
   2. Right-click the datastore and select Browse Files.
2. Navigate to the file to download and click Download.
3. Follow the prompts to save the file to your local computer.