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===How do I download an IPFS file?===

On desktop, utilize a program such as [https://docs.ipfs.tech/install/ipfs-desktop/#windows IPFS Desktop]. This program allows you to download and pin files. Once you download the program you can click under the files tab on the left rail ''Import>From IPFS'' then paste the the CID (for example: QmXjBpQ2e4dx8RB5dLzQW5Wx8CNj2zpjzBt2pFEUt4y8Xw), it'll then show up in your files ~~and~~ by clicking the three dots and clicking download you will successfully save the file.

On desktop, utilize a program such as [https://docs.ipfs.tech/install/ipfs-desktop/#windows IPFS Desktop]. This program allows you to download and pin files. Once you download the program you can click under the files tab on the left rail ''Import -> From IPFS'' then paste the the CID (for example: QmXjBpQ2e4dx8RB5dLzQW5Wx8CNj2zpjzBt2pFEUt4y8Xw), it'll then show up under your files list. Then, by clicking the three dots and clicking download you will successfully save the file to your computer.

'''Don't be a leech!''' Because IPFS is decentralized, that means that redundancy is key, if you download a file, make sure to pin it, which you can do by pressing the three dots (...) and clicking "Set Pinning." This is the equivalent to [[Leecher_(computing)#P2P_networks|seeding a file on BitTorrent]].

'''Don't be a leech!''' Because IPFS is decentralized, that means that redundancy is key, if you download a file, make sure to pin it, which you can do by pressing the three dots (...) and clicking "Set Pinning." This is the equivalent to [[Wikipedia:Leecher_(computing)#P2P_networks|seeding a file on BitTorrent]]. If you do not wish to share the file with others, click the three dots and click "Remove." This will not delete the file from your computer.

If you do not pin files, you will still contribute to the peer-to-peer network until you hit your specified MaximumStorage limit (located in Settings -> IPFS Config -> MaximumStorage (in the JSON)) (Set by default to 10GB).

You can also use ipfs.io (<nowiki>https://ipfs.io/ipfs/CID</nowiki>, replacing the CID with the actual CID) to download files and it works the same way, but remember to not be a leech and to contribute to keeping files available and decentralized.

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 ===How do I download an IPFS file?===
-On desktop, utilize a program such as [https://docs.ipfs.tech/install/ipfs-desktop/#windows IPFS Desktop]. This program allows you to download and pin files. Once you download the program you can click under the files tab on the left rail ''Import>From IPFS'' then paste the the CID (for example: QmXjBpQ2e4dx8RB5dLzQW5Wx8CNj2zpjzBt2pFEUt4y8Xw), it'll then show up in your files and by clicking the three dots and clicking download you will successfully save the file.
+On desktop, utilize a program such as [https://docs.ipfs.tech/install/ipfs-desktop/#windows IPFS Desktop]. This program allows you to download and pin files. Once you download the program you can click under the files tab on the left rail ''Import -> From IPFS'' then paste the the CID (for example: QmXjBpQ2e4dx8RB5dLzQW5Wx8CNj2zpjzBt2pFEUt4y8Xw), it'll then show up under your files list. Then, by clicking the three dots and clicking download you will successfully save the file to your computer.
-'''Don't be a leech!''' Because IPFS is decentralized, that means that redundancy is key, if you download a file, make sure to pin it, which you can do by pressing the three dots (...) and clicking "Set Pinning." This is the equivalent to [[Leecher_(computing)#P2P_networks|seeding a file on BitTorrent]].
+'''Don't be a leech!''' Because IPFS is decentralized, that means that redundancy is key, if you download a file, make sure to pin it, which you can do by pressing the three dots (...) and clicking "Set Pinning." This is the equivalent to [[Wikipedia:Leecher_(computing)#P2P_networks|seeding a file on BitTorrent]]. If you do not wish to share the file with others, click the three dots and click "Remove." This will not delete the file from your computer.
+If you do not pin files, you will still contribute to the peer-to-peer network until you hit your specified MaximumStorage limit (located in Settings -> IPFS Config -> MaximumStorage (in the JSON)) (Set by default to 10GB).
 You can also use ipfs.io (<nowiki>https://ipfs.io/ipfs/CID</nowiki>, replacing the CID with the actual CID) to download files and it works the same way, but remember to not be a leech and to contribute to keeping files available and decentralized.