Fix Google Drive Download Limit (Quota Exceeded) Error
*Google has been making changes to Google Drive, This method may not work for all users* > HERE IS A NEW POST WITH AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD <.
In this post, I&#;ll show how to fix Google Drive Download limit (Quota Exceeded) Error. Since Google Drive is the home to backup files and folders in the cloud. We use to upload, download and share files with our family, friends, clients or in public. If you&#;ve been using for a while now,you have probably experienced this error. Which says; Download Quota Exceeded or sorry you can&#;t view or download this file at this time.
What&#;s Google Drive Download Limit (Quota Exceeded)
Generally, everyone is free to upload, download and share files with friends, or out of your friends with a large number of people, with that quotas remain in effect with download limit availability. For instance, if a large amount of users downloads a file you&#;ve shared with, the file will be blocked when the availability limit reaches. The reason because Google wants to minimize abuse. However, if a huge amount of users views or downloads a file, the file may be locked for a 24 hour period before the quota is reset.
The period the file is locked may be shorter if the file doesn&#;t continue receiving high traffic. In case, if the file is particularly popular or way important that receives heavy views or downloads, it may take days or even longer before you manage to download it. Haven’t heard before? That&#;s because Google doesn&#;t mention it anywhere. In this article, I’ll guide you how to bypass Google Drive download limit error(Quota Exceeded for this file), let’s jump into it.
Bypass/Fix Google Drive Download Limit Error
In this post, I&#;ll share how to fix Google Drive download limit error (Quota Exceeded) Error. That quota indicates of the download limit that each file on Google Drive has. For example, a user like me uploads a file on Google Drive and shares it with everyone on a website or on social networks. What&#;s happens next is, when a huge amount users come around to your website and click on the link to download the file so Google Drive will apply the download limit. Google Drive has a 24 hours duration of Quota. But that&#;s not what everyone could wait or do. In this case, I&#;ve come up with a fix.
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Before you get started, at first, navigate to Google Drive and sign in if you already aren&#;t signed in. Once you&#;re there, you&#;re good to go.
First, of first, you&#;ll need to locate the file in order to do some changes to make it available for download. Head to the file you want to download and right-click on the file > select Get Shareable link. For this example, we&#;ll download macOS Mojave VMware Image.
Once the link is created, browse the link in a new tab.
When you’ll see the file preview, click on Add to drive button at the right corner to grab a copy of the file in your drive.
After you click, the file will be added to your drive, just click on organize and select a folder to add the file in your drive.
Next, right click on the file and choose to Make a copy. The copy will be added to your drive and you’ll be the owner of the file. Since you are the owner of the file in your drive, you may download it to your local system this way. It is important to keep in your mind that by time you are the owner of the file, you will be responsible for policy violations or other issues related to the file, be careful. Once the file is copied, you can try to download the file ( Copy of xxx file ) without any problem. To do so, just right click on the file and hit Download.
This won&#;t harm or make any problem or risk to your computer, simply press Download Anyway and the file will start downloading.
The file is now available whenever you wish to download. It&#;s worth to remember that this file is private and own by you.
All right! We’re done. Our file is downloading now, it may take time depending on your internet connection speed. When you&#;ve downloaded the file, you&#;re happy to go. Continue with the installation of macOS Catalina from the link. Here&#;s how to Install macOS Catalina on VMware on Windows PC.
That should fix the Google Drive download limit. This solution works and has worked for us from the very past. From this point, you can download macOS High Sierra VMware & VirtualBox image or macOS Catalina VMware & VirtualBox image or whatever file.
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