How to Download Google Drive View-Only Videos

Last updated on March 11th, 2024 at 10:33 am

Google Drive is a well-known data storage and synchronisation service. The app is acknowledged as one of the most protected places where you can save your files like photos, videos, audio files, and several other things on their server.

Google Drive can be a very handy way you can remotely save your data such as high-definition photos, videos, audio files, etc. You can then access your stored data in the Gdrive via the internet using any of your devices (computers, mobile devices, etc.).

So, you’ve finally got the video link from your friend or from your family member, but the person has not given you permission to download the video from Gdrive, you can just view the video 🙁

In this tutorial, I’ll be explaining to you how to download such view-only Google Drive videos. The tutorial is easy to follow and you just need a modern browser for this. No need to install any spammy extension or any malicious software. You just need a modern web browser installed on your desktop.

Know how to download a private Vimeo video in 10 seconds!

With this method, you can download any protected Google drive video in minutes. You can also download the videos in various video qualities.

How To Download Google Drive View-Only Videos [ Video Tutorial ]

In the video player, select settings, click Quality, and select 720p to watch this video tutorial in HD.

How To Download Google Drive View-Only Videos

  1. Right-click on the page and select “inspect element”
  2. Select the “Network” tab
  3. Reload the page and play the video
  4. In the filter, type “videoplayback”
  5. Right-click on this link and select “open in new tab”
  6. Right-click on the video and select “save video as”
  7. Done 🙂

That’s it, you’re all set to download View-Only Google Drive videos on your computer.

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  1. Thank you SOO MUCH I just earned $8 from that because my friend needed help and said he would pay me <3. Thank you so much and for anybody looking at this comment currently it works like a charm! Viddownmadness thank u so much 😀

  2. Waaaaw. My god. It’s freaking me out. Omg. Very simple and nice method. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️. Love you man.

  3. Thank you so much !!!!
    I was trying to download a video normally but it was 13G for a 30 minutes Full HD video, made no sense! It kept failing for some reason and with this trick: Full HD at 1.7G !

  4. It works lol. Thank you. Wish you all the best for your life man! You’ve helped people who needs this especially when on online classes where not everyone is having constant internet connection.

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