You can sync your entire Documents folder from your computer, for instance, but you can't choose specific folders within that folder to sync.
This will open the Download page, where you can determine which Google Drive files to download onto your computer.
Save to Google Drive extension allows you to save downloaded files directly to your Google Drive account, as well as save webpages to Google Drive as images, HTML files, or even Google documents.
If a file is particularly popular, it may take days or even longer before you manage to download it to your computer or place it on your Drive storage.
If you're using the Google Drive desktop client for Windows or macOS, you can save downloaded files directly to your local Google Drive folder and they will be uploaded to your Google Drive account automatically.
Enter the email address and password for the Google Account that's linked to the Google Drive contents that you want to download.
The idea behind it is simple: Place or create a file in Drive and so long as you have access to the internet (or download the offline Chrome extension), you can view and edit files on any compatible device.
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It will usually take several minutes for your Google Drive archive to finish assembling itself, so stay on this page until you see the DOWNLOAD prompt appear.
You can download your files directly from the Google Drive website, sync your Google Drive files to your computer using Backup and Sync from Google, or download all of your Google Drive data as a Google Archive.
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Files you're currently storing online in Google Drive will automatically be downloaded and made available locally (we'll talk about some exceptions regarding Google documents in a minute).
Just follow the instructions in Getting Started section and you should download files from Google Drive in minutes.
Free Google Drive accounts can house up to 15 gigabytes of files, so your download may take hours to complete.
The Save to Google Drive extension also allows you to save a webpage as an image of the entire page (default), an image of the visible page, raw HTML source, a web archive (MHTML), or even as a Google Document.
However, if you'd rather download files directly to your Google Drive account, there's an extension for Google Chrome that allows you to do just that.
You can export and download your data from the Google products you use, like your Gmail, Drive, and Contacts.
You might consider plugging your computer into your router via Ethernet while downloading your Google Drive files in order to speed up the process.
Once you've extracted your images from your document, you can do anything you normally would do with an image or photo file, such as upload it to a CMS (content management system) or share it on social media.
If you have multiple Google Drive accounts, try downloading in a separate browser or in Incognito Mode.
Since they are not owned by you, you do not have any control over them, so your Google Drive will not include them in the download.
The file sitting in your local Google Drive folder is the latest version of that file; the revisions (and remember, Google stores up to 100) are only saved in the cloud.
To download all of your files from your Google Drive account to your Mac or PC, start by opening your Google Drive page.
The Save to Google Drive dialog box displays and the downloaded file is saved to your Google Drive account either to the main My Drive location or to the folder you specified.
The Backup and Sync program allows you to synchronize files between your computer and your Google Drive account, thus allowing you to download your entire Google Drive's contents onto your computer.
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