wget/curl large file from google drive

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November 2021

You can use gdown. Consider also visiting that page for full instructions; this is just a summary and the source repo may have more up-to-date instructions.

Instructions

Install it with the following command:

pip install gdown

After that, you can download any file from Google Drive by running one of these commands:

gdown https://drive.google.com/uc?id=<file_id>  # for files
gdown <file_id>                                 # alternative format
gdown --folder https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/<file_id>  # for folders
gdown --folder --id <file_id>                                   # this format works for folders too

Example: to download the readme file from this directory

gdown https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B7EVK8r0v71pOXBhSUdJWU1MYUk

The file_id should look something like 0Bz8a_Dbh9QhbNU3SGlFaDg. You can find this ID by right-clicking on the file of interest, and selecting Get link. As of November 2021, this link will be of the form:

# Files
https://drive.google.com/file/d/<file_id>/view?usp=sharing
# Folders
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/<file_id>

Caveats

  • Only works on open access files. (“Anyone who has a link can View”)
  • Cannot download more than 50 files into a single folder.
    • If you have access to the source file, you can consider using tar/zip to make it a single file to work around this limitation.

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