Google Drive rclone downloads throttled to a few MB/s
Google Drive downloads through rclone drop to 1-3 MB/s for hours each day, while the web interface stays fast.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
28 public reports · first reported 25 August 2026 · last reported 2 September 2026
What's going wrong
Users of rclone who move files to or from Google Drive report that transfers slow to a few megabytes per second for long stretches each day, often in the evening or on weekdays.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
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