Cannot download files from Google Drive

[obelia]

obelia last edited by

Hello, I noticed this week that I cannot download files from Google Drive, which I was doing until last week. It works fine in other browsers, so I assume it is an issue with Opera. I don´t remember changing any setting these last days, can anybody help me with this issue? Thanks in advance

SO: Windows 7 64 bit
Opera version updated (checked)

[gidici61]

gidici61 @obelia last edited by

@obelia I'm facing the same issue. Disabling pop-ups, trackers, ads don't work.

[gidici61]

gidici61 @obelia last edited by

@obelia I forgot: I use Debian 10 with Opera 70.0.3728.178

[iamfran]

iamfran @obelia last edited by

@obelia same here

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @obelia last edited by

@obelia And you can't download because....?

See https://forums.opera.com/topic/23068/instructions-on-posting-about-problems-in-opera-for-computers

[iamfran]

iamfran @leocg last edited by

@leocg
When you click Download in the folder view it doesn't do anything. Didn't change my settings recently, either

Also woks fine in other browsers

SO: OSX Catalina 10.15.6
Opera v: just updated to 71.0.3770.148

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

Goto the URL opera://settings/content/automaticDownloads and make sure there are no sites in the block list (or the allow list). Then, try the download again and approve multiple downloads if asked.

[obelia]

obelia @burnout426 last edited by obelia

@burnout426 Thanks for your suggestions. Sadly, it didn´t help to solve the problem. There was no site in the block list.
In my case, when you click the download button for individual files, you can see "Scanning for viruses..." and "Waiting for drive.google.com" messages and then nothing else happens.
And when I try to download the whole folder as a zip file, it works fine, but i need to download also individual files from a folder.

[obelia]

obelia last edited by

An Update: It seems I could solve the problem. I performed an Opera recovery, but keeping my data. So after a few changes to restore my previous settings, I tried to download a file from Google Drive and it succeeded. Hope that this may help others and the problem wont show up again.
Thanks for everyone who replied to this post. Best regards

[gidici61]

gidici61 last edited by

@leocg: thanks for your hint. I did the following (in my Debian 10 OS): I renamed my "$HOME/.config/opera" directory to "$HOME/.config/opera.bk" then I started Opera. A new clean "$HOME/.config/opera" directory was created and now I can download files and directories. from Google Drive. I'll check later what was wrong in my previous settings (maybe an extension?).

[gidici61]

gidici61 last edited by

Sorry, just now I see that I'm posting in the wrong section: Opera for Windows and not Opera for Linux. Forgive me.

[iamfran]

iamfran @obelia last edited by

@obelia said in Cannot download files from Google Drive:

Opera recovery

This worked for me!

[gidici61]

gidici61 last edited by

Hi, I'm back. I noticed that enabling third-party cookies I can download from Google Drive! Hope it helps.

[kateruh]

kateruh last edited by

annoying problem! pls fix it.
win 10. google drive not blocked

[enriquemz05]

enriquemz05 last edited by

i have the same proble in Opera GX

[kateruh]

kateruh @enriquemz05 last edited by

@enriquemz05 try Restore settings to their original defaults. works for me

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

hello,
even enabling third party cookies, google drive comes up with error message that it has no allowance for downloading several files. (google zip them).
download a single file works fine.
whats wrong?
[*.]drive.google.com is added in the cookies exemption settings
sincerely tom

PS: i have opera 74.0.3911.218 and windows 10 adblocker switched off

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

@tango13 What about the other solutions?

[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by A Former User

@leocg i had not tried them.
even when 1 file works fine with download, why a zipped one does not work?? from the same directory and url, thats not logically
without changed cookie settings??

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

@tango13 Then you have to try them. In fact you should have done that before posting.