You just connect to the FTP server and download them to your PC. It's exactly the same procedure like uploading them, just with the direction reversed.
HTML files are interpreted by the user's browser after they have been downloaded to them. Means that website files are never in use for significant time periods on the server, only as long as they are transferred (usually milliseconds). You can safely grab them.
HTML files are interpreted by the user's browser after they have been downloaded to them. Means that website files are never in use for significant time periods on the server, only as long as they are transferred (usually milliseconds). You can safely grab them.