Go to: — 2. Search for a file — You will find it — Right click on it — Select “Properties” 3. Select “Manage” ► Right click on it ► “Properties” — Change its mode to “Downloaded-only” ► Right click on it ► “Properties” — Change its file extension to “.pdf” 4. You will see the file size. Download the file — Click “Open” 5. You will see an option on the right side. Change it from “All files” to “View Only File” — Click on it in the file list How to download protected/view only files from Google Drive? No extension needed on YouTube · SP3 TUT · Jul 25, 2023 — How to find the ID of a downloaded protected file? · Look for the ID value in the title of the protected/view only file. · If it's not there, make sure it's got a file extension.