Google Drive offers you file storage and synchronization services which allow users to store files on their servers, synchronize files across devices and share files with other users.
Most people use Google drive to back up their files, share large files with family, friends, access built-in image recognition technology and so on.
ZIP files are shared frequently using Google drive. These files are compressed at the source to reduce file size as well as include several different file types as part of one package. There are times, however, when these ZIP files show error and cannot be accessed at the destination.
Here are few methods you could try to overcome this error.
- Do not exceed Google specified file limit: Google has a set limit of zip files 2 GB and 500 files per folder. If you exceed this limit, you will get a Google drive zip failed error.
Files larger than 2 GB are split into multiple zip files.
- Use one folder: You can put all your files into one folder and download the folder. This folder contains all your zip files.
- Use a different ZIP application: Use an application like 7-zip to overcome this issue. 7-zip is an open source file archiver and is used to compress files.
- Clear caches, cookies: Open your browser. Go to Settings -> History -> Clear history.
Under Clear browsing data, you can clear browsing history, cookies, cached images, and files.
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