# Google Drive and Archive **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions\ **Tags:** google-drive\ **Created:** [October 19, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/google-drive-and-archive/94335 "2025-10-19T18:54:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chiwoo\_Cho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@Chiwoo\_Cho](https://community.make.com/u/Chiwoo_Cho)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.make.com/t/google-drive-and-archive/94335/1 "2025-10-19T18:54:03Z")
Hello! I’m trying to make a automation flow where we are downloading all the file(currently there’s 2 files in the folder) from a google drive folder and then turning it into a zip file. This is what I came up with so far, but as you can see its repeating the flow, creating a zip file of 1 file each. ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/make/original/3X/5/d/5df9b514595da3c5848e5e847a316e6b556f78a1.png) I can’t figure out how to create only 1 zip file with all the files in it. Any advise would be much appreciated! I actually came across someone’s post with a similar issue but I could not figure out what the solution means. > [@Google Drive Download and Archive](https://community.make.com/t/google-drive-download-and-archive/58224): > > Hi, I am trying to Download multiple files and pack them into a single zip Archive. The first steps work just fine – looking for the files in a specific folder and Downloading them. However, I cannot find a way to create a single zip out of them. In my example there are 3 files in the folder, which are then downloaded. ---
**Author:** ![samliew](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/samliew/32/13327_2.png) [@samliew](https://community.make.com/u/samliew)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2025, 1:54am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/google-drive-and-archive/94335/3 "2025-10-20T01:54:09Z")
Welcome to the Make community! The “Create an archive” module is already an aggregator, so it does not make sense to have another aggregator before it. Also, the output of the Search Files module does not output an ARRAY, so you do not need an Iterator module. All you need to do is to map the “Source module” of the Archive to the Search Files module. ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/make/original/3X/0/0/0062fa0e4ac8ef7b477924ca6ec4d9f5dbd4e785.png) ## Setting the Correct Aggregator Source You need to set the “ **Source Module** ” field of the aggregator to **where the bundles are coming from**. This is usually an **iterator** module, but can also be a search/list/repeater module, or even the trigger module! ![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/make/original/3X/6/5/658850f6135a12cb99f684ea85b83a529e11b97d.png) ## Combining Bundles Using Aggregators Every result (item/record) from trigger/iterator/list/search/match modules will output a bundle. This can result in multiple bundles, which then trigger multiple operations in future modules (one operation per bundle). To “combine” multiple bundles into a single variable, you’ll need to use an aggregator of some sort. [Aggregators](https://www.make.com/en/help/modules/aggregator.html) are modules that accumulate multiple bundles into one single bundle. An example of a commonly-used aggregator module is the [**Array aggregator**](https://www.make.com/en/help/tools/flow-control.html#array-aggregator) module. The next popular aggregator is the [**Text Aggregator**](https://www.make.com/en/help/tools/tools.html#text-aggregator) which is very flexible and can apply to many use-cases like building of JSON, CSV, HTML. You can find out more about the other types of aggregator modules here: - [Array aggregator](https://www.make.com/en/help/tools/flow-control.html#array-aggregator) - [Text aggregator](https://www.make.com/en/help/tools/tools.html#text-aggregator) - [Numeric aggregator](https://www.make.com/en/help/tools/tools.html#numeric-aggregator) - [Table aggregator](https://www.make.com/en/help/tools/tools.html#table-aggregator) - [JSON aggregator](https://www.make.com/en/help/tools/json.html#aggregate-to-json) - [CSV aggregator](https://www.make.com/en/help/apps/file-and-document-management/csv.html#create-csv) - [Archive (ZIP) aggregator](https://www.make.com/en/help/apps/built-in-apps/archive.html#create-an-archive-973677) - _other app-specific aggregators_ **Question:** Which is the best aggregator do you think you’ll need for your use-case? You can also learn more about this in these [Make Academy](https://academy.make.com) units: **[Modules, scheduling and bundles](https://academy.make.com/courses/BasicsC01)** - Blueprints - **Different types of modules - search** - Different types of modules - action - Introduction to triggers - Scheduling your scenario - **Introduction to bundles** **[An introduction to aggregators](https://academy.make.com/courses/BasicsC04)** - **Introducing Aggregators** - Numeric Aggregators in action - Text Aggregators in action Hope this helps! If you are still having trouble, please [provide more details](https://community.make.com/t/mastering-the-make-community-get-started/11682). — @samliew P.S.: investing some effort into the tutorials in the [Make Academy](https://academy.make.com) will save you lots of time and frustration using Make! ---
**Author:** ![Make\_Bot](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.make.com/make_bot/32/14661_2.png) [@Make\_Bot](https://community.make.com/u/Make_Bot)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2025, 4:12am UTC](https://community.make.com/t/google-drive-and-archive/94335/4 "2025-11-03T04:12:06Z")