Google Drive Tips

...ever have someone send you an email with a bunch of links that reference images from Google Drive (and one needs all the individual pictures to be stored locally)? Well, I have. And it was a really long list of items. Download them one at a time manually? NO way! Here's what you can do.

Keep in mind, this assumes that the pictures are publicly available and not "password protected". Also keep in mind the below is not a 'hand holding', step by step, how to document. It's for experienced computer users that probably already use TextPad, NotePad++, or an equivalent, and use the ALT "draw a column / select a section" method of copying (PS, turn off text wrap as this can even mess with someone experienced).

• Extract the the "ID" of the image
  • Example: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1462RNEoMJ4AnQKJJqYhy-zTo12JfbSwu/view?usp=drive_web
  • Example: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1462RNEoMJ4AnQKJJqYhy-zTo12JfbSwu/preview
  • The ID is the group of numbers and characters after .../file/d/ AND before /view?... OR /preview
  • IE, the ID are the characters and numbers in between the two forward slashes ( / )
• How to "Extract" them easily?
  • TextPad or NotePad++
    • Position the cursor
    • Hold down the ALT Key
    • Drag the cursor to encompass all of the IDs
    • CTRL+C to Copy them
• Where to copy them? Into the below method;
  • Before: <img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
  • ID
  • After: " alt="Google Drive Image" />
  • Example: <img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1462RNEoMJ4AnQKJJqYhy-zTo12JfbSwu" alt="Google Drive Image" />
• Tip
  • For the template, do the "Before" column first, the ID, then the "After" column using the "ALT Select" tip noted above
  • For the above "Before" and "After", after pasting it into a text file a few times, copy what's been done, then paste, repeat (or use the below 'templates')

"Before"

<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=
<img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=

" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />
" alt="Google Drive Image" />

Thank you to: https://www.labnol.org/google-drive-image-hosting-220515, for the tip.