Google Docs shows download confirmation but file never downloads
Users clicking to download files from Google Docs see the message "File will be downloaded" but nothing actually downloads. The silent failure provides no actionable error feedback. This appears to be a transient platform bug affecting an entrenched incumbent with no clear builder opportunity.
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