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Download-Large-File-From-Google-Drive-Using-Python

This is a simple yet effective method to download LARGE files from google drive using Python I have only tried it with Python 3.6 I have NOT tried it with Folders instead of Files

I have only taken the python code in this stackoverflow answer and put it in a IPython Notebook

All you need to do is this:

  1. Get the file ID of your file on Google Drive (i.e. from the sharable link)
  2. Paste the file ID in file_id
  3. Specify the full path of where you want to save the downloaded file
  4. call the function download_file_from_google_drive(file_id, destination)

Example:

file_id = '0B6lEo20DNMISIJDSJDVBMENXbkE'
destination = '/home/myusername/work/myfile.ext'
download_file_from_google_drive(file_id, destination)