What's New in v1.0.9
🔧 Google Drive Downloader — Full Overhaul
- Fixed crash:
TypeError: download() got an unexpected keyword argument 'fuzzy'caused by gdown 6.x removing thefuzzyparameter - Full folder support: All Google Drive folder URL patterns now work:
drive.google.com/drive/folders/<id>drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/<id>?usp=sharingdrive.google.com/folderview?id=<id>drive.google.com/open?id=<id>(auto-resolved via server redirect)drive.usercontent.google.com/download?id=<id>&confirm=t&uuid=...
- Recursive folder downloads: Nested folder structure is fully preserved on disk
- Live progress inside folders: Per-file progress bars, pause, and cancel all work inside folder downloads
- Quota exceeded detection: Shows a clear, friendly warning and does NOT save the fake 2KB HTML error page Google returns when a file has been downloaded too many times in 24 hours
- Access denied detection: Clear message when a file is private or requires Google account permissions
- Live speed display: Google Drive downloads now report live speed in the cloud download modal
📝 Persistent Session Logs
- A
logs/folder is automatically created next to the app on first launch - One log file per app launch: named
YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS.log(e.g.2026-09-08_14-30-05.log) - Every log entry is written with full timestamp, level, and category
- A session header is written at the top of each file
- Use the new 📂 Logs Folder button in Settings to open the folder instantly
🎨 Settings & UI Polish
- Removed the redundant "Pawchive Downloader v1.0.x" version label from the Settings footer
- Top-right version badge now shows
vin muted grey and the version numbers in bold sky blue - New 📂 Logs Folder button in Settings opens the logs directory in Explorer
Installation
Download Pawchive-Downloader-v1.0.9-Windows.zip below, extract anywhere, and run Pawchive Downloader.exe. No Python or setup required.