As the leading online storage company, Google Drive offers a whole range of services to its users. You can use it as a simple email or instant messaging client, a shopping platform, a learning tool, and an address book. These applications make it easier for you to stay connected to others and get things done.
Using Google Drive, you can create an account free of charge. However, there are certain paid plans that you must purchase to gain full access to all the features. If you are looking into having your personal files stored, then this is the right plan for you.
The most noticeable aspect of this app is how easy it makes it for people to create new accounts and get started quickly. Once you do that, everything else is a breeze! You can also manage your accounts from the app itself.
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Create folders
After logging into your Google Drive account, you’ll want to create a new folder. This can be called anything you want, as long as you give it a purpose.
You can have multiple folders, but only one primary folder. Your primary folder can have multiple folders, but only one main file or file.
This makes sense: If I had an educational film project, I would make sure there were files for development and final output. I would not make sure there was a folder for continuity and backup if I was doing an educational film series.
The second thing is that only one file can be in each folder at a time. If I had several films with the same theme, they would have to be put in separate folders to keep up with the production schedule.
Upload files
Once your Google account is set up, you can upload files via the drive website. The website allows you to create an account justifications through email or regular phone call, which is nice.
You can also go ahead and upload files using a computer or smartphone app, but then you have to use the web address to access it.
The only way to get an encrypted file on your device is via the web interface. This makes it very easy for someone to snag your file and access it, as they would have to provide their email and/or phone number to upload it.
This feature makes it very valuable, as someone could offer you a low-cost insurance policy on your personal belongings in case of an emergency.
Create documents
You can create a document right away, just type drive in the search bar and you’re ready to go. You can also create a new document by choosing New from the All Pages menu at the top of the screen.
Once you do that, you can easily move your documents around and organize them however you want. You can have them in subfolders,organizethem by date,organizethem by person, or organizethem by device.
Share with others
Once your files are saved to Drive, you can share them with others by email, via a web browser app, or through a mobile app.
By default, files are password protected but Dropbox has made it easier to share files with others through their desktop apps and/or web app.
Use the document editor
Once you open a document in Drive, you can edit its formatting, links, and content. You can also delete and reorganize your documents using the document editor.
Editors make it easy to quickly find information or documents in your account. Just enter the name or description of the document and you’ll see it instantly.
You can also organize linked documents in Drive, making it easier to find information quickly.
Use the drag-and-drop method to organize files and documents. Just don’t try to move files and documents that are protected by password or encryption software – that might corrupt them!
The only downside to the editors is that they are not very powerful. You can’t easily reorganize files or add new features to them. However, this does not affect users as they must use Drive only as an emergency plan for things like project backup.
Easily access your files anywhere
Having files on your phone, computer, and even in the airbrushes you in your bag means you have easy access to your files.
With Google Drive, you can have multiple accounts, but only one device per account. You can also only access your files on the device where they are stored.
You can set up two different devices as side-by-side accounts so that you can have one device with all of your media and the other device with your work documents. You can also set up a home desktop or laptop account so that all of your files are accessible there.
Having multiple accounts is useful for keeping track of copies of things or tracing them back to their original source. You also get notifications when new content is added to an account, making it easy to stay up-to-date.
Auto backup of your files
Most cloud storage services offer a feature called auto backup. This allows your files to be stored in the cloud in an effort to save you from losing any work or data that you leave behind.
Like most features that are offered as a free feature, auto backup is not 100% secure. While it does its best to save your work and data for you, it also makes a point to keep some information about you safe as well.
That means if you left a note about your old laptop charger and phone cases, then your new laptop charger and phone cases would also be saved.
However, since this feature is built into many apps and services, most people do not know about it.
Share your link with others
Once your Account is linked to another account, you can send and receive links. You can also share your link by simply clicking the Share link next to any item in your account.