Cannot Unzip Large ZIP Files Stored in Google Drive/Docs
A user reports that Google Docs/Drive works fine for storing documents but cannot unzip large ZIP archives directly in the cloud, forcing an external workaround. A vendor-specific limitation rather than a platform-wide gap.
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