The string you want to keep is everything after “/d/” and before “/view?” In this example, it would be “ 1LcRQS9s35f4ra5FZrHd9rZEyh1FAm5bN” as your File ID. It will look something like this: 1LcRQS9s35f4ra5FZrHd9rZEyh1FAm5bN/view?usp=sharing You’ll then want to paste this link somewhere you can store it, like in a text document. Note: If you need to access your files on a device that isn’t logged into your Google Drive account, you’ll have to edit your permissions under “General access.” However, you should understand that this is a security issue, as anybody with this link can access and download your file. Click “Copy link” in the bottom left-hand corner. This action will open the Google Drive share menu. Once you’ve located your large file, right-click on it and click the “Get link” option.

You can do this on the web or by using a file browser, Windows Explorer, macOS Finder, or any other means of accessing your Drive that you prefer.

To find the file ID, you need to access Google Drive somehow. So, rather than repeat the instructions every time, we’ll tell you how to find your file ID first luckily, it’s pretty easy. Nearly every method you can use to download a large file from Google Drive will require you to know the file ID for the file you want to download.

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