In older versions of VMware ESXi it was easy to download folders or datastores directly by using the VMware vSphere Client. In newer versions like half dozen.5 you have to use the Web Client, and here the but option is to download individual files.

As seen in the film below, the "Download" push button volition exist grayed out if you accept selected a complete datastore, or a directory.

In this guide I volition show an easy way to download complete datastores or folders with SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol).

Enable SSH

SSH needs to be enabled for this to work.
Log in to your Spider web Client and become to Host, Manage and click the Services tab.
Correct click on TSM-SSH and select Start. SSH is now enabled.

Download and install FileZilla

FileZilla is not the only choise, merely it is what I use in this guide.

Go to https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client and download the last customer.

Connect to ESXi Host

Showtime FileZilla and utilize the "Quickconnect bar" to connect to your host.
Host: IP for the ESXI host
Username: ESXi account username (root)
Password: ESXi business relationship password
Port: 22
Click Quickconnect.

You might go this message, merely click OK.

Ttransfer data

I recommend that you shut down the VM earlier downloading annihilation that might exist used by it (like VMDK files).

When connected, observe a folder to store your downloads in the left window "Local site", and find the datastore in the correct window "Remote site". The datastores are located in /vmfs/volumes. Just right click on the datastore you want to download an click Download. You can besides click into the datastore and download individual files and folders if preferred.

Now simply wait for the download to finnish.

When download are consummate make sure at that place is no files in the "Failed transfers" tab at the bottom.
If there is any failed transfers you can re-start them from here.

And at present y'all are done.