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3. Sign out and sign in with your Google Account

Another viable step to take if Google Drive is blocking your downloads is to sign out and sign in again with your Google Account.

There&#;s a fair number of mishaps concerning the access permission. Especially if you&#;ve copied the file from Google Drive assigned to a different Google Account. Or, maybe, uploaded the file from a different platform, like Android or iOS.

For that and similar reasons, this simple sequence might help you resolve the problem. Here&#;s how to do it in any browser:

1. Open your browser and navigate to warwickbromleyfiles.co.uk.
2. Click on your profile pic and sign out.
3. Restart your browser and sign in again.

4. Disable browser extensions temporarily

While we&#;re at browser-based troubleshooting, we can&#;t avoid mentioning possible issues a rogue extension can cause. It can even be one of your regulars, like an adblocker or even a third-party theme.

Since we can&#;t say with certainty what exact extension is causing the problem, we suggest disabling all of them temporarily.

If the problem is resolved, make sure to re-enable extensions one by one until you, by a system of elimination, find out which one was causing the error with Google Drive.

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5. Try an alternative browser or use the Incognito mode

If one browser won&#;t cooperate, there&#;s an abundance of alternatives.

Chances are you already have a few installed on your PC, including Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer, which are built-in browsers. So try logging into your Google Drive via some other web browser and hope for the resolution.

On the other hand, as we duly noted, the Incognito mode is the best way to avoid all browser-related concerns. Just click on the 3-dot menu in the top right corner and choose New incognito window or anything along those lines. Then sign in and try downloading the troublesome file from your Google Drive.

6. Create a shareable link and use it to access your file

Finally, some users who were stuck with the HTTP error even after all these steps found a workaround.

If you can&#;t download a file directly from Google Drive, try with the shareable link. The shareable link allows everyone to download a private file. It automatically copies to the clipboard so the only thing you need to do is pasting it into the Address bar.

You should see a download page from where you can get your file without any issues. If you&#;re not sure how to do it, follow the steps we provided below:

1. Open Google Drive from your browser.
2. Right-click on the file you want to download and choose &#;Get shareable link&#; from the contextual menu.
3. Click on the browser&#;s Address bar line and press Ctrl + V to paste the link. Hit Enter.
4. Download the file.

With that said, we can conclude this article. If you have any other concerns, questions, or possibly suggestions, feel free to use the comments section below.

Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in November and was updated and revamped in July for freshness, accuracy, and comprehensiveness.