How can I download a PDF file from Google Drive?

I've got this PDF file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9gthSy-Vhepdm5YYlc0dk9XUHc/view I'd like to download it to my computer. Is there a way to do that?

asked Mar 13, 2018 at 17:26 user563245 user563245

The permissions stop viewers from down-loading. You will need to get a different link with down-load permission from the up-loader.

Commented Mar 13, 2018 at 17:32

1 Answer 1

If the owner has disabled printing and downloading for a file, you cannot directly download it. The following is an untested and very fiddly method which may work:

Click 'Add to My Drive' at the top-right
Open your drive
Right-click the file, select 'Move to' and move it to your computer (requires the Drive desktop app)
Copy the file out of the Drive folder on your computer

For this particular file, each page is just an image. By opening the viewer (the link you posted) and pressing Ctrl Shift I or F12 , opening the Network tab and downloading each of the PNG images (you may need to reload the PDF tab for the images to appear).