How to download your Midjourney image archive in bulk
Download groups of Midjourney creations and check that the backup opens independently. Keep prompt recipes and an index separately so the images remain useful later.
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To download Midjourney images in bulk, open Organize on the website, select creations with drag selection or Shift-click, then use the bulk download action. You can also use a folder’s three-dot menu → Download. Midjourney documents bulk media management (opens in a new tab), but this does not establish a complete account export containing every prompt and setting. Keep a separate backup index and accepted prompt recipes in fenbs so another AI can help you continue from the files you actually saved.
How do you download a selected group of creations?
Use the website workflow in Midjourney’s organization guide (opens in a new tab). Before selecting anything, decide what the group represents: a client delivery, a date range you are archiving or a finished experiment. A named scope makes it possible to tell whether the backup is complete.
- Open Organize and inspect the view. Check for filters that could hide creations you intend to include.
- Select the creations with drag selection or Shift-click. Review the selection before starting the download.
- Use the bulk download action and let the download finish.
- Save the downloaded media in a folder whose name explains the scope and backup date.
- Open sample files from that local folder. Compare them with the creations you intended to preserve.
Begin with a manageable group so you can verify the process before repeating it across more work. This is a practical backup suggestion, not a documented selection limit. Avoid calling the result “all images” until you have checked that the view and selection covered everything you meant.
Can you download a whole folder instead?
Yes. Midjourney’s folder guide (opens in a new tab) documents a folder’s three-dot menu → Download for its images. Use this when the existing folder already represents the set you want to back up. You do not need to redesign your ongoing gallery organization just to preserve that set.
Keep a written note of the folder’s scope alongside the download. For a hypothetical studio job, that might be “approved lobby concepts plus rejected alternatives for review.” A folder name such as “final” is less useful when several rounds of work have used the same label.
Check the downloaded contents independently from the website. The ability to view a creation online is not evidence that you saved its file locally. If your purpose is a durable backup, add a second copy in storage you control and record where each copy belongs.
Does the download include every prompt and setting?
The cited bulk-download documentation (opens in a new tab) establishes media downloads. It does not document an editable account archive or a standalone database of every prompt and generation setting. Treat the image files and the explanation of how you made them as separate things to preserve.
For outputs you expect to revisit, write the exact prompt and the settings you can verify from the creation. Keep relevant reference assets or links as well. An assistant should be able to distinguish the original request from your later interpretation of why the image worked.
| Entry | What to record | Why it helps |
|---|---|---|
| Local file | The saved filename and folder | Find the image without reopening the gallery |
| Original creation | A link or reference you can verify | Trace the file back to its source |
| Prompt recipe | Exact text and verified settings | Explain how this particular output was requested |
| Review result | Accepted, rejected or waiting, with a reason | Avoid treating every downloaded image as approved |
| Backup scope | What was included and when you checked it | See what the archive still lacks |
Keep reusable wording in the separate guide to Midjourney prompts you can reuse. This article’s job is preserving the archive. A tested recipe in fenbs’s work record helps a later session interpret the backup without pretending that the download includes the full creative process.
How do you check that the backup is usable?
Review the backup as if you had no access to the original gallery. Can you locate an approved output, open it and explain what it was for? Can you distinguish it from a rejected variation? If not, add the missing explanation while the session is still fresh.
- Open files from different parts of the selected set, rather than checking only the first one.
- Confirm that the images you need for delivery are actually present.
- Check whether filenames in your index match the saved files.
- Label gaps clearly, including prompts or reference details you have not yet copied.
- Record the review date and the next part of the archive still waiting for a check.
A small verified backup is more useful than a large unreviewed folder whose contents nobody can explain. For an eventual creative handoff, the AI design handoff guide covers what another person needs alongside the assets. Keep your backup review focused on the files and their traceable index.
What if the download seems incomplete?
First check the scope of your selection. Midjourney’s organization documentation (opens in a new tab) notes that filters affect what is visible. A filtered view can leave you with a valid download of only part of the work. Compare your intended list with the saved files before assuming a failed transfer.
Repeat a smaller, clearly identified selection when you need to isolate a missing group. Keep the earlier download until the replacement has passed your checks. Record which files you added so that a second attempt does not quietly turn your index into a mixture of checked and unchecked entries.
Do not use Trash as a backup-management shortcut. The same guide says it is reversible and does not make a creation private or permanently delete it. Backing up, organizing and controlling visibility are separate questions; a successful download is not evidence that an online copy has been removed.
What should survive after the archive job ends?
Keep the location of the backup, its scope, the index and the next review step. Add a short explanation of accepted prompt recipes, with unresolved details marked plainly. For a wider review workflow, see AI for graphic designers and the AI at work hub.
The next assistant may help sort your review or draft a new request, but it should not have to infer approval from which files happened to be downloaded. Carry forward the human choice and its reason as well as the asset.
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How to keep your backup index with fenbs
Save the explanation so you can carry on from exactly where you left off, on any device and in another AI. Keep the image backup in the storage you chose and make the record point to the right set.
- Create a free account.
- Write where the backup is kept, what it includes and which files you checked.
- Save the accepted prompt recipes and reasons for choosing the outputs. Mark missing details clearly.
- Write the next step, such as checking the remaining folder. Ask your next connected assistant to read it before continuing.
fenbs does not download your Midjourney gallery or import its history. If you only need an offline collection of images, your storage and index may be enough. fenbs helps when the review findings and next step need to follow the work between assistants.