There's not much you can do about the process itself, but you can avoid the website entirely and transfer files in a simpler, faster, and more reliable manner. It's a frequently frustrating experience and the last thing you want to deal with when you're just trying to save some stuff and move on. When you select multiple files on the Drive website and then try to download 'em all simultaneously, the site begins to package the files into a compressed zip archive - and then, all too often, takes an eternity to finish that process and start your actual download. Unfortunately, though, Drive is somewhat notorious for making downloads a massive pain in the patootie - at least, when more than one file is involved. 1: Difficult downloadsįor something that's primarily a storage service, you'd think the basic act of, y'know, transferring files with Drive would be effortless. Read through these fixes, hang onto any that seem relevant for future reference, and get ready to watch your cloud-related worries float away.

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