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Google Account and YouTube Basics
  • Introduction
  • Google Account
    • Creating a Google Account
    • Signing in to your Google Account
    • Uploading a file to Google Drive
    • Uploading a folder to Google Drive
    • Creating a shareable link to a file on Google Drive
    • Creating a shareable link to a folder on Google Drive
    • Downloading a file from Google Drive
    • Downloading a folder from Google Drive
  • YouTube
    • Signing in to YouTube
    • Using Creator Studio
    • Uploading a video file to YouTube
    • Accessing a video you've uploaded to YouTube
    • Embedding a video in a WordPress site
    • Verifying your YouTube account
  • Troubleshooting
    • Content of Google Drive folder appears instead of folder itself
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Downloading a file from Google Drive

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You don't need a Google Account to download a file from Google Drive. However, the way in which you download a file differs depending on whether or not you're signed into a Google Account. Both approaches are covered below.

Singed in to Google Drive

  1. Click link to file on Google Drive. Your Google Drive will open.

  2. Control-click (Mac) or right-click (PC) the file you'd like to download.

  3. In the fly-out menu, select Download.

Not signed in to Google Drive

  1. Click link to file on Google Drive. A web interface will open.

  2. Hover your mouse over the file you'd like to download. A Download button (down arrow) will appear above the file.

  3. Click the Download button.