Here is how the feature works and the different ways to download multiple files.

Rumors from Workspace engineering blogs suggest a is in limited testing (as of 2025), which will allow direct download of folders as .zip.001 , .zip.002 segmented archives. Until then, Takeout and Desktop sync remain the power user’s best friends.

For more than ~20 files on mobile, use a computer.

Mobile browsers cannot download multiple files as a ZIP reliably. Instead:

⚠️ Warning: Always generate a for third-party tools. Never give your full Google password to any third-party service.

Google Drive create a downloadable ZIP archive larger than 5 GB. If your selected files total more than 5 GB, the download will fail with an error: "Too many files or files too large to download at once."

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Here is how the feature works and the different ways to download multiple files.

For more than ~20 files on mobile, use a computer. Here is how the feature works and the

Mobile browsers cannot download multiple files as a ZIP reliably. Instead: For more than ~20 files on mobile, use a computer

⚠️ Warning: Always generate a for third-party tools. Never give your full Google password to any third-party service.