Thank you! I'd also like to report back on some things I've tried over the last few days, and I can gladly say that my issues were/are likely due to poor usage on my part. I'm now at a spot where my download speed is between double and triple of what it was before and the rate limiting is virtually non existent with the download threads set at 20 (Prefetch forward = 20MB and Prefetch time = 120 seconds).
1. I was able to find various folders that ultimately had a bunch of smaller files (few thousand combined) which I've now downloaded and deleted from the drive.
2. I ran the cleanup option on the drive (Drive Options -> Cleanup). Whenever you get a chance, would it be possible to provide insight on the role this plays and whether there are any recommendations on how often it should be used (probably dependent on drive size and usage?)?
My guess is that this won't be limited to GD so hopefully one or both of the things I did will also help others at some point.
dejected got a reaction from Christopher (Drashna) in Google Drive Rate Limits and Threading/Exp Backoff