[ARCHIVED] Student submission HTML files

[ldorman87]

My students are uploading files as part of their assignment from their Google Drive.  For some students, there is so issue.  But for other students the message I get says "This file contains HTML and cannot be previewed. Please download to view." So I try to download the file, and I still cannot open or view the file.  I checked share settings and watched the student upload the file.  Everything seems to be working.  Any ideas on why I cannot get some students' files? The students end up sharing the files with me through Google drive. 

[peg_hart]

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[gnoack]

Hi @ldorman87 and @peg_hart 

Others have had a similar issue going back to August of 2020.  You can read their posts here, tho I did not find a solution. This file contains HTML and cannot be previewed. P... - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)

I did a quick Google search, and the issue may not be with Canvas, but with Google Drive. I found a similar issue posted to Google's forums. 

Files submitted through Google LTI 1.3 result in HTML files - Assignments Community

Their solution was to change the share permissions in Google before submitting to Canvas.  It might be worth a try.