If you want to be able to move the files around and use them in apps other than Google Drive, you can download the entire folder as a compressed ZIP file by signing into Drive in a web browser. Open the Drive app. Tap a folder. Tap and hold one of the files inside. Tap additional files you want to download. Tap the menu. Tap Make available offline. Did this summary help you? Yes No. Log in Social login does not work in incognito and private browsers.
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Related Articles. Article Summary. Method 1. Open the Google Drive app on your Android. It's the green, blue, and yellow triangle labeled "Drive" in the app drawer. Although the Google Drive app doesn't allow you download a whole folder for offline use, you can select all the files inside to download them all at once. Files you make available offline need to be opened in the Google Drive app.
For example, if you make a photo available offline, you'll open the photo in Drive rather than your gallery app. Tap the folder you want to access offline. The files inside the folder will appear. Tap and hold one a file. Lift your finger when a checkmark appears to the left of the file name, as this means the file is selected. Tapping additional files will add checkmarks to their names as well.
If you want to download everything in the folder, tap all files in the list. It's the three vertical dots at the top-right corner of the screen. Tap Make available offline on the menu. The selected files will now sync to your Android.
Method 2. Since the Google Drive mobile app doesn't support folder downloads, you'll need to access your Drive on the web as though you were doing it on a computer. If you're not already signed in to your Google account, follow the on-screen instructions to do so now. Use this method if you want to save the folder to your Android in its current state.
If you modify the downloaded files, they will not affect the versions that remain on your Google Drive. The folder will be compressed into a ZIP file, which you'll need to unzip after downloading.
The Files app, which is the blue-and-white folder icon in the app drawer, can be used to unzip the file. If you don't have Files, download it from the Play Store by searching for files by google. Request the desktop version of the website. If you're using Chrome, which comes pre-installed on most Androids, tap the three-dot menu at the top-right corner and select Desktop site.
This refreshes the page to display it as it would on a computer. The steps should be similar in other browsers. Now let's see how to sync files from Google Drive to PC. Depending on how many files you have chosen to sync, the download may take some time. However, when the download is complete, you will be able to access your Google Drive files on your computer. To do this, open File Explorer on your computer, then click "Google Drive" from the left-hand column. Downloading files from your Google Drive to your iPhone is easy, but first, you'll need the Google Drive app on your iPhone.
If you've not already got the Google Drive app on your iPhone, you can download it from the App Store. So, we've seen how to download files and photos from Google Drive to your computer and to your iPhone. However, you may find that in the process of transferring files from place to place or saving files from different devices; that you will accumulate duplicates of some of your files.
Not only are duplicate files annoying and messy, but they take up valuable space in your Google Drive. Since you only get 15GB free space with Google Drive, duplicates can eat away at this allowance and may eventually cause you to consider upgrading to gain more space even though you may not need to. There's a simple remedy for this issue - Duplicate Sweeper. Duplicate Sweeper is a handy tool for your Windows PC or Mac which scans your folders and deletes duplicate files based on your preferences.
It can save you hours or even days of looking through folders and files to discover if files are duplicated and considering which ones to move. Duplicate Sweeper can quickly scan multiple folder or drives to return your duplicates. Simply select whether to keep the newest or the oldest of each duplicate to remove them automatically, or manually select which to remove. Check out our guides on how to use Duplicate Sweeper to remove duplicate files from Google Drive , and how to delete duplicate photos in Google Photos.
If you're not logged into your Google account already, click " Go to Google Drive " and enter your details. Select all the files that you wish to download.
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