I have stumbled on this by accident but I think that it is a pretty cool tip. So, here is how to download whole directories using IE.
- Start downloading a file from a directory you want to download.
- Quickly go to the Download Manager, double-click on the file being downloaded and hit Cancel button.
- Edit the Address window and delete the actual name of the file, leaving just the path to the directory.
- Click Reload button.
Now the whole directory would get downloaded.
Here is a picture of what it looks like in action.