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In this article, wikiHow will guide you through downloading all files in Google Drive to your PC and Mac. You can download directly from the Google Drive website, sync Google Drive with your computer using the Backup and Sync program from Google or download all the data in Google Drive as an archive of Google. . If you have more than 5GB of data in Google Drive, you should sync this account with your computer using Google's free Backup and Sync program.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Use Google Drive

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   . The horizontal slider titled "Drive" located about 1/3 of the length of the page from the top will turn green

   

   
   
   , indicates that your Google Drive file will be downloaded.
   • You can also click the gray sliders next to any Google product you want to add to the archive.

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   Scroll down and tap NEXT (Next). This is a blue button at the bottom of the page.

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   Choose the archive file size. Click the drop-down "Archive Size" box and choose a size that is equal to (or greater than) the size of your downloaded Google Drive.
   • If Google Drive is larger than the selected archive size, these will be loaded into multiple zip files.

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   Press CREATE ARCHIVE. This button is at the bottom of the page. Google Drive will begin assembling a ZIP folder containing all of your Drive content.

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   Wait until the archive file is finished composing. It usually takes a few minutes for the Google Drive archive to finish assembling. Therefore, do not close the page until the button DOWNLOAD appear.
   • Google will also send a download link to your email address. This way, even if you close the page, you can still open the email from Google and click the link Download archive (Download archive) to download.

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   Press DOWNLOAD. This green button is to the right of your archive's name, right in the middle of the page.

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   Enter your Google password. When prompted, type in the password you use to sign in to your Google account, allowing the archive file to be downloaded to your computer.

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   Wait for the Google Drive content to finish loading. Once there, you can unzip to view them. advertisement

Advice

• You might consider connecting your computer to the router directly with an Ethernet cable while downloading content on Google Drive to speed up the process.

Warning

• The free Google Drive account can hold up to 15GB of data, so it can take hours to finish downloading.