Download Your Files

When Save to is Download, how you get the files depends on the size of the export.

Under 2 GB: straight to your computer

The zip downloads to your computer as soon as it is ready.

1. When the export page says it is ready, click Download zip.
2. Keep the tab open until your browser finishes the download. Closing the tab stops it.

The zip goes to your browser's download folder. Drive Downloader keeps no copy of it.

2 GB or more: download page

Large exports are prepared in the background as 2 GB zip files, so you can close the tab.

1. We email you when the export is ready, with a link to its download page. You can also open it from History.
2. Click Download next to each file. Each link is created when you click, so it always works while the export is kept.
3. A single file larger than 2 GB is added as it is, not zipped.

The manifest

Every export includes manifest.csv. It lists each file with its path, type, size, owner and the format it was exported to, whether it was exported, and the reason if it was not.

Progress and cancelling

The export page shows the size read from Google Drive as it moves. Large files can take a while, so the file count may pause on them.

Cancel stops the export and deletes any partial files. Files already exported still count toward your plan.