# Unable to Download Datasets

**URL:** <https://discuss.roboflow.com/t/unable-to-download-datasets/8371>\
**Category:** 🤝  Community Help\
**Tags:** bugs\
**Created:** [January 26, 2025, 5:07am UTC](https://discuss.roboflow.com/t/unable-to-download-datasets/8371 "2025-01-26T05:07:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Halleck](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discuss.roboflow.com/halleck/32/6477_2.png) [@Halleck](https://discuss.roboflow.com/u/Halleck)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2025, 5:07am UTC](https://discuss.roboflow.com/t/unable-to-download-datasets/8371/1 "2025-01-26T05:07:06Z")

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Or I’m just doing something wrong…  
I’m starting for the first time and going through the tutorials. When it takes me to the Screws dataset, via this link: [Counting Screws Dataset \> Overview](https://universe.roboflow.com/capjamesg/counting-screws?ref=blog.roboflow.com)

The “Download Project” button shows up for only a split second before it becomes the “Fork Project” button. Pretty frustrating. I don’t see where else you can download, could someone give some advice? Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![trevorhlynn](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discuss.roboflow.com/trevorhlynn/32/1690_2.png) [@trevorhlynn](https://discuss.roboflow.com/u/trevorhlynn)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2025, 12:42pm UTC](https://discuss.roboflow.com/t/unable-to-download-datasets/8371/2 "2025-01-26T12:42:41Z")

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Hi - sorry for the confusion. You can continue to the download Dataset button in the Datasets tab.

We are working to improve Universe and the new Fork dataset feature is to help Roboflow users quickly/seamlessly get datasets into their Roboflow account.

 ![Screenshot 2025-01-26 at 7.40.21 AM](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/roboflow1/original/2X/a/a98a83639ac88bb6995a7da6ddbc2caa3da75230.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Automatez](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discuss.roboflow.com/automatez/32/8971_2.png) [@Automatez](https://discuss.roboflow.com/u/Automatez)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://discuss.roboflow.com/t/unable-to-download-datasets/8371/3 "2025-01-30T15:40:34Z")

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In the “for what it’s worth” category, my interface (on a free account) is slightly different - here you go to the “Versions” tab and then you can click to Download. Just in case someone else comes out here looking for that. (@trevorhlynn I’d be curious as to why we have different interfaces if you can explain - is it just the free vs paid? Is one “newer” and the other will catch up?)

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/roboflow1/original/2X/8/827fafab12405aa91434315f7a8227c58be546c5.png)

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**Author:** ![trevorhlynn](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discuss.roboflow.com/trevorhlynn/32/1690_2.png) [@trevorhlynn](https://discuss.roboflow.com/u/trevorhlynn)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://discuss.roboflow.com/t/unable-to-download-datasets/8371/4 "2025-01-30T15:59:07Z")

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Hey! Thank you for sharing the UI for downloading datasets from within a personal Roboflow Workspace.

The dark mode screenshot I sent is the UI of Universe. The screenshot you shared is of your personal project within your Roboflow Workspace.

Great to capture both here so we have all UIs covered. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/roboflow1/original/1X/bb6edbfa56d0cf2ee603f061e9e09103502cc8cc.png) [@system](https://discuss.roboflow.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://discuss.roboflow.com/t/unable-to-download-datasets/8371/5 "2025-02-06T16:00:06Z")

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