How to Bypass the Google Drive Download

Quota Exceeded Error?

According to the sharing method the uploader use, you can take different measures to solve this problem.

1. Folder Share Type

If the uploader uses folder share type (he uploads a folder directly), you can open his folder directly for
download (you will go to a page shown as the following picture). There will also be the word “folders” in the
link.

In this case, you can solve the Google Drive quota exceeded error through the following steps:

• Right-click the file you would like to download and choose “Make a copy”. Please ensure that your
google drive has enough storage space.

• Go to the “My Drive” tab, right-click the copied file and click “Download”. Then, click “Download
Anyway”. Now, you can start downloading the copied file.
2. File/Link Share Type

If the uploader uses the link share type which is usually used to share a file (he uploads a file or a
compressed file), you can use a link to download this file directly (you will go to a page shown as the
following picture). In addi�on, there will be the word “file” in the link.
In this case, you can solve the Google Drive download quota exceeded issue through the following steps:

• Click the “Google Drive” icon at the top right corner, and then it will become a “folder” icon.

• Highlight “My Drive” and then click “Add shortcut”.

• Then, click the “folder” icon again and click “My Drive”. It will send you to your Google Drive.

• Now, in the “My Drive” tab, the file you want to download should be there. Right-click it and
choose “Download”. Then, click “Download Anyway”.

Through the above ways, you can solve the error “download quota exceeded for this file”. But if you have
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