Google Drive Download Broken and Missing Basic File Sorting Capabilities
Google Drive users experience download functionality that stops working for extended periods and operates at unusably slow speeds when it does work. Despite repeated user requests, basic features like sorting files by size remain absent. The gap between the product's scale and its basic utility features creates significant frustration.
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