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    • 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)

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      • gidici61
        gidici61 @obelia last edited by

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

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        • gidici61
          gidici61 @obelia last edited by

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

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          • iamfran
            iamfran @obelia last edited by

            @obelia same here

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            • 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

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              • 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

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                • 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.

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                  • 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.

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                    • 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

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                      • 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?).

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                        • 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.

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                          • iamfran
                            iamfran @obelia last edited by

                            @obelia said in Cannot download files from Google Drive:

                            Opera recovery

                            This worked for me!

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                            • 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.

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                              • kateruh
                                kateruh last edited by

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

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                                • enriquemz05
                                  enriquemz05 last edited by

                                  i have the same proble in Opera GX

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                                  • kateruh
                                    kateruh @enriquemz05 last edited by

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

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                                    • 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

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                                      • leocg
                                        leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

                                        @tango13 What about the other solutions?

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                                        • 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??

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                                          • leocg
                                            leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

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

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