Google drive limit number of download

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I have obtain the download url via webContentLink  https   docs google com a onwardsct com uc id 0ByvXJAlpPqQPYWNqY0V3MGs0Ujg amp export download  During testing  I try to download 28 times  testing  the same 24mb file using 3 different Google accounts that is allow to access the file On the 29th time  it fail with the below message  Sorry  you can t view or download this file at this time    Too many users have viewed or downloaded this file recently  Please try accessing the file again later  If the file you are trying to access is particularly large or is shared with many people  it may take up to 24 hours to be able to view or download the file  If you still can t access a file after 24 hours  contact your domain administrator   However I still can download using the same URL if I m login as the content owner of the document  Anyone any idea how to overcome or there is a limit impose by Google drive on number of download permissible for any single file in a day  Simon

User · Answer

Sure Google has a limit of downloads so that you don't abuse the system. These are the limits if you are using Gmail:

The following limits apply for Google Apps for Business or Education editions. Limits for domains during trial are lower. These limits may change without notice in order to protect Google’s infrastructure.

Bandwidth limits

Limit                          Per hour            Per day
Download via web client        750 MB              1250 MB
Upload via web client          300 MB              500 MB
POP and IMAP bandwidth limits

Limit                Per day
Download via IMAP    2500 MB
Download via POP     1250 MB
Upload via IMAP      500 MB

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User · Answer

This limit is indeed not specified  however their TOS mentions that    FOR EXAMPLE  WE DON   T MAKE ANY COMMITMENTS ABOUT THE CONTENT WITHIN THE SERVICES  THE SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS OF THE SERVICES  OR THEIR RELIABILITY  AVAILABILITY  OR ABILITY TO MEET YOUR NEEDS  WE PROVIDE THE SERVICES    AS IS        This means to me that the download limit is calculated based on a set of factors that describe the user and is subject to change from one to another   Maybe using the TOR network may help you do your job

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It looks like that this limitation can be avoided if you use the following URL pattern   https   googledrive com host file-id   For your case the download URL will look like this - https   googledrive com host 0ByvXJAlpPqQPYWNqY0V3MGs0Ujg  Please keep in mind that this method works only if file is shared with  Public on the web  option

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Sorry  you can t view or download this file at this time is an error message that you may get when you try to download files on Google Drive   Bandwidth limits  Limit                          Per hour            Per day Download via web client        750 MB              1250 MB Upload via web client          300 MB              500 MB   The explanation for the error message is simple  while users are free to share files publicly  or with a large number of users  quotas are in effect that limit availability   If too many users view or download a file  it may be locked for a 24 hour period before the quota is reset  The period that a file is locked may be shorter according to Google   If a file is particularly popular  it may take days or even longer before you manage to download it to your computer or place it on your Drive storage   It could be a solution    Locate the  uc  part of the address  and replace it with  open   so that the beginning of the URL reads   https    drive google com open   Load the address again once you have replaced uc with open in the address   This loads a new screen with controls at the top   Click on the  add to my drive  icon at the top right  Click on  add to my drive  again to open your Google Drive storage in a new tab in the browser   You should see the locked file on your drive now  Select it with a right-click  and then the  make a copy  option from the menu   8 Select the copy of the file with a right-click  and there download to download the file to your local system    Basically  what this does is create a copy of the file on your own Drive account  Since you are the owner of the copied file  you may download it to your local system this way   Please note that this works only if you are signed in to a Google Account  Also note that you are the owner of the copied file and will be held responsible for policy violations or other issues linked to the file   Another option is  Any public folder in Drive can host files and provide direct links to the files   How to create the hosting URL  https    googledrive com host FolderID   your id file   This will provide a folder that will give direct links to files inside the folder  Note  hosting view will not display files created in Google Docs   My solution   I had the same problem  so I made a JSON file in Google Drive but the URL file   mp3  is in Dropbox  It is working fantastic even though I have 40 000 active user  I used this solution because I did not have time to search too much   I wrote you the Dropbox Limits anyway but I did not get problems with it   Traffic limits DROPBOX  Links and file requests are automatically banned if they generate unusually large amounts of traffic   Dropbox Basic  free  accounts   20 GB per day  The total amount of traffic that all of your links and file requests combined can generate without getting banned 100 000 downloads per day  The total number of downloads that all of your links combined can generate  Dropbox Plus and Business accounts  About 200 GB per day  The total amount of traffic that all of your links and file requests combined can generate without getting banned There s no daily limit to the number of downloads that your links can generate If your account hits our limit  we ll send a message to the email address registered to your account  Your links will be temporarily disabled  and anyone who tries to access them will see an error page instead of your files   P S  If you need more information about my files and how did it and How to make the URL File from Dropbox  I hope help to the people is reading this   I posted it before but Someone deleted my last post

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