If you’ve ever tried to download a folder from Google Drive, you know the drill: Google Drive doesn't actually let you download a folder as a single .zip file directly from the web interface. Instead, it forces you to download each file individually or sync via Backup and Sync.
from google.colab import drive drive.mount('/content/drive') Run the following script to zip a specific folder:
with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_path, 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED) as zipf: for root, dirs, files in os.walk(folder_path): for file in files: zipf.write(os.path.join(root, file), arcname=os.path.relpath(os.path.join(root, file), os.path.join(folder_path, '..')))
Go to Google Colab and create a new notebook. Step 2: Mount your Google Drive with this code:
import zipfile import os folder_path = '/content/drive/MyDrive/Target_Folder_Name' zip_path = '/content/drive/MyDrive/Compressed_Folder.zip'
Google Drive desperately needs a native "Create Zip Archive" button. Until then, the "Download" workaround is the quickest hack for 90% of users. Do you have a favorite script or tool for managing Drive compression? Let me know in the comments below!
If you’ve ever tried to download a folder from Google Drive, you know the drill: Google Drive doesn't actually let you download a folder as a single .zip file directly from the web interface. Instead, it forces you to download each file individually or sync via Backup and Sync.
from google.colab import drive drive.mount('/content/drive') Run the following script to zip a specific folder: zip google drive folder
with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_path, 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED) as zipf: for root, dirs, files in os.walk(folder_path): for file in files: zipf.write(os.path.join(root, file), arcname=os.path.relpath(os.path.join(root, file), os.path.join(folder_path, '..'))) If you’ve ever tried to download a folder
Go to Google Colab and create a new notebook. Step 2: Mount your Google Drive with this code: Step 2: Mount your Google Drive with this
import zipfile import os folder_path = '/content/drive/MyDrive/Target_Folder_Name' zip_path = '/content/drive/MyDrive/Compressed_Folder.zip'
Google Drive desperately needs a native "Create Zip Archive" button. Until then, the "Download" workaround is the quickest hack for 90% of users. Do you have a favorite script or tool for managing Drive compression? Let me know in the comments below!
