# How to archive and download original files (.doc, .txt, .jpg, pdf, etc) from IPFS CIDs

**URL:** <https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-to-archive-and-download-original-files-doc-txt-jpg-pdf-etc-from-ipfs-cids/14216>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** go-ipfs, files\
**Created:** [May 14, 2022, 9:10am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-to-archive-and-download-original-files-doc-txt-jpg-pdf-etc-from-ipfs-cids/14216 "2022-05-14T09:10:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![qwerty389](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/a8b319/32.png) [@qwerty389](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/qwerty389)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2022, 9:10am UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-to-archive-and-download-original-files-doc-txt-jpg-pdf-etc-from-ipfs-cids/14216/1 "2022-05-14T09:10:03Z")

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I have a bunch of CIDs that I’ve pinned (and added) on my local node. Now, I wish to download the entire files (not .car files) linked to the CIDs to a cold storage on my PC and to a USB drive for backup purposes.

I mean original files as in if the CID contains a helloworld.doc, I wish to download that exact file into my hard disk.

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**Author:** ![hector](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.ipfs.tech/hector/32/178_2.png) [@hector](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/u/hector)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2022, 12:05pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/how-to-archive-and-download-original-files-doc-txt-jpg-pdf-etc-from-ipfs-cids/14216/2 "2022-05-16T12:05:54Z")

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With `ipfs get <cid>`.