diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/connectors/google_drive/content_extractor.py b/surfsense_backend/app/connectors/google_drive/content_extractor.py
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+"""
+Content Extraction for Google Drive Files.
+
+Downloads files and delegates to Surfsense's existing file processors.
+"""
+
+import logging
+import os
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
+
+from app.db import Log
+from app.services.task_logging_service import TaskLoggingService
+
+from .client import GoogleDriveClient
+from .file_types import get_export_mime_type, is_google_workspace_file, should_skip_file
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+async def download_and_process_file(
+    client: GoogleDriveClient,
+    file: dict[str, Any],
+    search_space_id: int,
+    user_id: str,
+    session: AsyncSession,
+    task_logger: TaskLoggingService,
+    log_entry: Log,
+) -> tuple[Any, str | None]:
+    """
+    Download Google Drive file and process using Surfsense's existing infrastructure.
+
+    This is the ONLY function needed - it delegates everything to process_file_in_background.
+
+    Args:
+        client: GoogleDriveClient instance
+        file: File metadata from Drive API
+        search_space_id: ID of the search space
+        user_id: ID of the user
+        session: Database session
+        task_logger: Task logging service
+        log_entry: Log entry for tracking
+
+    Returns:
+        Tuple of (Document object if successful, error message if failed)
+    """
+    file_id = file.get("id")
+    file_name = file.get("name", "Unknown")
+    mime_type = file.get("mimeType", "")
+
+    # Skip folders and shortcuts
+    if should_skip_file(mime_type):
+        return None, f"Skipping {mime_type}"
+
+    logger.info(f"Downloading file: {file_name} ({mime_type})")
+
+    temp_file_path = None
+    try:
+        # Step 1: Download or export the file
+        if is_google_workspace_file(mime_type):
+            # Google Workspace files need export (as PDF to preserve formatting & images)
+            export_mime = get_export_mime_type(mime_type)
+            if not export_mime:
+                return None, f"Cannot export Google Workspace type: {mime_type}"
+
+            logger.info(f"Exporting Google Workspace file as {export_mime}")
+            content_bytes, error = await client.export_google_file(file_id, export_mime)
+            if error:
+                return None, error
+
+            # Set extension based on export format
+            extension = ".pdf" if export_mime == "application/pdf" else ".txt"
+        else:
+            # Regular files - download directly
+            content_bytes, error = await client.download_file(file_id)
+            if error:
+                return None, error
+
+            # Preserve original file extension
+            extension = Path(file_name).suffix or ".bin"
+
+        # Save to temporary file
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix=extension) as tmp_file:
+            tmp_file.write(content_bytes)
+            temp_file_path = tmp_file.name
+
+        # Step 2: Delegate to Surfsense's existing file processor
+        # This handles ALL file types: markdown, audio, PDFs, Office docs, images, etc.
+        from app.tasks.document_processors.file_processors import (
+            process_file_in_background,
+        )
+
+        logger.info(f"Processing {file_name} with Surfsense's file processor")
+        result = await process_file_in_background(
+            file_path=temp_file_path,
+            filename=file_name,
+            search_space_id=search_space_id,
+            user_id=user_id,
+            session=session,
+            task_logger=task_logger,
+            log_entry=log_entry,
+        )
+
+        # process_file_in_background returns None on duplicate/error, Document on success
+        return result, None
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.warning(f"Failed to process {file_name}: {e!s}")
+        return None, str(e)
+
+    finally:
+        # Cleanup temp file (if process_file_in_background didn't already delete it)
+        if temp_file_path and os.path.exists(temp_file_path):
+            try:
+                os.unlink(temp_file_path)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.debug(f"Could not delete temp file {temp_file_path}: {e}")
+
+