Finally, click on Done. Restart the page or the browser, and you should be able to download the files again. When someone sends you a Google Drive link to download files, you need to be signed in with the same account allowed to access those files.
Basically, Google Drive file sharing permissions works in two ways. The owner who generates a link for the file or the folder can let anyone with the link access the file. In that case, any Google account can be used to view or download files. But the owner can also restrict the files to a select few users only based on their email address.
In such cases, you need to switch your Google account to the right one. If you are a Google Chrome user, you can sign into multiple Google accounts. However, one of them is used as a default account. That account is also used for the Google Chrome sync feature. Whenever you receive a Google Drive link accessible from a different account, you need to switch to that account.
To do so, open drive. You will be signed in with the default account. Click on the profile picture at the top-right corner of the Drive screen. Your Google accounts will show up. Click on the one that you want to switch to. A new window will open where you are logged in with your second Google account. If you close the window and open the Google Drive website again, you will be logged in with the default account.
Repeat the steps to switch the Google account in Drive. Then try to download files with only one account registered in Chrome. Do you use ad blocker extensions on your browser? Disable any ad blocker or recently downloaded third-party extensions. That should fix the issue. Similarly, if you are using an antivirus on your computer, disable it temporarily.
See if you can download files from Google Drive. Sometimes, the issue is with a particular browser only. First, update the browser. While this is not a proper fix, use this method as a workaround if nothing else lets you download Google Drive files. Basically, when someone sends a Google Drive link to you, copy it and paste it in your browser's incognito mode. You can edit all kinds of documents, including Microsoft Office ones, right within the app.
You can even share files with others and download them too. The downloading part, however, does sometimes break. A common error here is HTTP , saying that access to …googleusercontent. Logically, you might wonder how that can be and why Google could be restricting access to your own files. While Google Drive errors for denying access, failing to perform an action, or forbidding something are truly very occasional, they nevertheless result in a fury of questions from users. Few things are as alarming as not being able to have complete control of your files.
So why does it happen? There are generally three catalysts for Google Drive errors: your user account, your browser, or your Mac or even a combination of these. Surprisingly, Google Drive gives you several methods for downloading any file. So while there might be a glitch with one of them, others might work as usual. Fourth, if you double-click on photos and PDFs, or if you choose Preview from the top menu for any other file, you can then click the download icon at the top.
Fifth, when you try to download a few files at once, Google Drive will create a zip archive. There are instances where this archive could fail to download. To fix this, close the Google Drive tab — it will give you a warning that files were not saved, select Leave and the download should start properly. To fix this, log out of all Google accounts. Then only log back in with the account that should have access to the file you want to download and try again.
The permission errors should now be resolved. So clearing them both could help. The problem is that the process for each browser is quite different and making sure you delete all cached files and cookies is not easy. Here is how to do it:. Enable Google Drive and tap Done. Step 4: Tap the symbol at the top and tap Select to select as many files and folders as you want to. Long-press inside the location and tap Paste. Step 1: Launch the Drive app on your Android device and tap the last tab with a folder icon.
Step 4: Check for download progress in the Notification Centre. Look for the Google Files app on your phone and download it if unavailable on your phone. Your downloaded file will be listed here.
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