If you have been using Google Drive for a while now, there are high chances that you have come across the error message “download quota exceeded for this file.”
This is a very common error that is faced by many Google Drive users. The good news is that it is fixable.
We use Google Drive for uploading, downloading, and sharing files with our friends, family, and colleagues. Generally, it is free to use Google Drive and this applies to everyone. But sometimes, Google blocks a file shared by you that is downloaded too many times. This happens when the availability limit is reached. It lasts for 24 hours before the quota is reset. But no worries, you can fix this issue by following a few simple steps.
In this post, we will tell you how to bypass Google Drive download limit. So that next time when you encounter this issue, you can fix it.
Steps to bypass Google Drive download limit:
- Sign in to your account after opening the file link:
- Now replace the “uc” in the url to “open”
- Now, Click on the “Add to Drive” option and add the file to your drive:
- Next, in your Drive, you will see the file, right-click and download it: