Forum Discussion
File Upload/Download Errors
I'm having two quite debilitating issues with SharePoint. The first is that large downloads always fail, showing a 'The Archive "_____" is empty" error or "Unable to expand (Error 79 - Inappropri...
I've discovered that the ZIP file extract issue occurs when zipping folders and files, but doesn't occur if zipping the files within a folder only. Am I the only person having this issue?
- I'm still getting this issue with SPO. Is no one else seeing this? I have multiple members of our team complaining of the same issue. We can't download large ZIPs, which makes things very difficult considering we're a video editing/marketing department.
Trust me, you are not the only one having this problem with the OOTB zip functionality. Most companies can circumvent the problem by using OneDrive for Business client. Basically users synch the files they want locally and then they create a zip file. It is more complex than simply being able to generate a zip file directly from the browser UI.
Given the type of work you are involved with (+screenshots) you will be probably be using macOS to a large extend. This narrows the options.
Some companies resort to using 3rd party apps to provide this functionality. The ones that are browser-based also work on macOS.
Paul | SLIM Applications