Google Drive – How to Download File in Owner’s Trash

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I received a link to a file on Google Drive. When I try to open it, it says "File is in owner's trash" and there is no Download button.

How can I download it?

Best Answer

If the link looks like https://drive.google.com/file/d/.../view where ... is some long ID. Replace the link by https://drive.google.com/uc?id=... with the same ID instead of ... or https://drive.google.com/uc?id=...&export=download.