Now came the magic. He didn't try to download the files inside. Instead, he went back to his main Drive view, right-clicked his "Gateway" folder, and hit "Download."
By sunrise, the 40GBs were sitting safely on his hard drive. He hadn't just saved his project; he had outsmarted the machine. Leo brewed a fresh pot of coffee, the hum of the cooling fans sounding like a victory song. The limit didn't exist for those who knew where the side door was.
Leo groaned. The "Download Quota Exceeded" error was the bane of his existence. He had twelve hours until his final critique, and his collaborator had shared the link with too many people. The file was locked for 24 hours. He didn't have 24 hours.