Google-drive – Why is Google Drive copying a single file dozens of times

This is not doable because of the browser's restrictions since you can't download multiple files in one request and that's why Google (and many other services) is packing multiple files in one zip. I'm not sure if there is any plug-in (I doubt since it's very specific), but what you can do is to install the Google Drive on your computer and all of your files will be always synced, so there is no need to download.

This script will get you pretty close to that goal. Here's an example of the output.

It's set up currently to run on a particular folder and subfolders but you could modify it to run on the entire drive (depending on the number of files it might time out).

1. Open a new spreadsheet.
2. Got to Tools>Script Editor
3. Copy and paste the script below into that window replacing everything
4. Put your folder ID in place of THE_FOLDER_ID
5. Save it.
6. Run the script by hitting the play (Run) button

7. Go see what it wrote on the spreadsheet and sort however you'd like.

   function listFolders(folder) {
   var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
   sheet.appendRow(["Name", "Sharing Access", "Sharing Permission", "Get Editors", "Get Viewers", "Date", "Size", "URL", "Download", "Description", "Type"]); //writes the headers
   var folder = DriveApp.getFolderById("THE_FOLDER_ID");//that long chunk of random numbers/letters in the URL when you navigate to the folder
   
   var files = folder.getFiles();//initial loop on loose files w/in the folder
   
    var cnt = 0;
    var file;
   
    while (files.hasNext()) {
        var file = files.next();
        var listEditors = file.getEditors(); //gets the editor email(s), doesn't show your own as it's assumed
        var editors = [];
        for (var cnt = 0; cnt < listEditors.length; cnt++) {
            editors.push(listEditors[cnt].getEmail());
            Logger.log(editors);
        };
        var listViewers = file.getViewers(); //gets the viewer email(s)
        var viewers = [];
        for (var cnt = 0; cnt < listViewers.length; cnt++) {
            viewers.push(listViewers[cnt].getEmail());
            Logger.log(viewers);
        }
        cnt++;  //data chunk pushes all the file info to the ss
   
        data = [
            file.getName(),
            file.getSharingAccess(),
            file.getSharingPermission(),
            editors.toString(),
            viewers.toString(),
            file.getDateCreated(),
            file.getSize(),
            file.getUrl(),
            "https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&confirm=no_antivirus&id=" + file.getId(),
            file.getDescription(),
            file.getMimeType(),
        ];
   
        sheet.appendRow(data);
   
    };
   
   
    var subfolders = folder.getFolders(); //same thing as above but for all the subfolders in the folder
   
    while (subfolders.hasNext()) {
        //Logger.log(folder);
        var name = subfolders.next();
   
        var files = name.getFiles();
   
        var cnt = 0;
        var file;
   
        while (files.hasNext()) {
            var file = files.next();
            var listEditors = file.getEditors();
            var editors = [];
            for (var cnt = 0; cnt < listEditors.length; cnt++) {
                editors.push(listEditors[cnt].getEmail());
                Logger.log(editors);
            };
            var listViewers = file.getViewers();
            var viewers = [];
            for (var cnt = 0; cnt < listViewers.length; cnt++) {
                viewers.push(listViewers[cnt].getEmail());
                Logger.log(viewers);
            }
            cnt++;
   
            data = [
                file.getName(),
                file.getSharingAccess(),
                file.getSharingPermission(),
                editors.toString(),
                viewers.toString(),
                file.getDateCreated(),
                file.getSize(),
                file.getUrl(),
                "https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&confirm=no_antivirus&id=" + file.getId(),
                file.getDescription(),
                file.getMimeType(),
            ];
   
            sheet.appendRow(data);
   
            };
    }
   

   }