When you open a Google file shared with you and select ‘Add to My Drive’, you are moving that file into your own Google Drive for easier access to the document.When you ‘Make a Copy’ of a Google file, you are duplicating the original document and making your own copy that you can edit, share with others, etc.
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Is there a difference between My Drive and Google Drive?
You could simply use the web interface to upload, create and store files. If you choose to use Google Drive this way you’ll only have files in the My Drive section. You can use Google Drive to sync files with the cloud and between different computers.
What is add to Drive in Gmail?
When you send messages in Gmail, you can attach files from Google Drive, such as documents and photos. This is especially helpful if the document is larger than the Gmail file size limit, or if you want to collaborate with others on the document.
What does save to my Drive mean?
It allows you to store your media and documents on Google servers so you can free up space on your hard drive and access them from just about any device with an internet connection.You can access Drive on the web by heading to drive.google.com or via the free Android app.
What happened to add to Drive Google Drive?
Top: “Move” or “Add” to Drive is no longer possible. You can only add a shortcut. Bottom: Even drag-and-drop creates shortcuts. When they’re in your Drive, the icons have a shortcut arrow on them to differentiate them from the files and folders that you own.
Why does Google Drive show my computer?
Although you do not have to “use” the My Computer container, it is a fundamental storage area of your cloud storage and cannot be “removed”. It is only used when you setup the Backup & Sync/Drive app to sync data that is not stored inside the special Google Drive/My Drive folders on your computer/device.
What is the difference between downloading and adding to drive?
When you open a Google file shared with you and select ‘Add to My Drive’, you are moving that file into your own Google Drive for easier access to the document.When you ‘Make a Copy’ of a Google file, you are duplicating the original document and making your own copy that you can edit, share with others, etc.
Can I see who downloaded my Google Drive files?
From the Google Apps Admin Console, click Reports, then Audit, then Drive.The possibilities offered by the Drive audit log doesn’t stop with seeing who downloaded what, either. Other information you can find is who has created, viewed,, previewed, updated, downloaded, shared or even deleted content on Drive.
Can the owner of a Google Doc see if you make a copy?
No, the owner does not get notified. However, when creating a copy, Google doc will ask you if you would like to share with the original people (which will notify them, including the owner), and keep comments (which may notify them later when comments are replied to or resolved).
Can the owner of a Google Doc see if you download it?
No, the owner does not get any notification if you download stuff from a folder which was shared with you.
What does it mean to add shortcut to Drive?
Find files & folders with Google Drive shortcuts
- A shortcut is a link that references another file or folder.
- You can use shortcuts in your drive or a shared drive.
- Shortcuts are visible to everyone with access to the folder or drive.
- Shortcuts point back to the original file so you always have the latest info.
What does adding a shortcut to Drive mean?
A shortcut is simply a link that references a file or folder, so you don’t need to make copies of the same file. You can add shortcuts to your Drive or Shared Drives and they are visible to everyone who has access to the location where you’ve added the shortcut.
WHAT IS Drive app used for?
Drive app is the home of Google Docs, an office suite of productivity applications that offer collaborative editing on documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more.
Can people see when you make a copy?
No. If files are added into a shared folder, the people who have access to that folder don’t get notified about it.
How to Move Files from Shared With Me to My Drive?
- Click “Shared with me” tab located at the left side of window.
- Click a file which you want to move.
- Click “Add to My Drive” icon located at the top of the window.
- A “Move To” window opens up.
- Select the folder from “My Drive” to move the file.
- Click “Move” button.
You can upload files into private or shared folders.
- On your computer, go to drive.google.com.
- At the top left, click New. File Upload or Folder Upload.
- Choose the file or folder you want to upload.
How do I stop my laptop from syncing with Google Drive?
Disable “Sync My Drive to This Computer”
In the “preferences” window, click on the “Google Drive” tab, find a box labeled “sync my drive to this computer” and uncheck it. This will pause syncing until you turn it back on. Uncheck the first box in the “Google Drive” tab to disable syncing.
What is the difference between Google Drive and backup and sync?
Google Backup and Sync stores all your data on your local computer. However, Google Drive File Stream stores your files on the cloud instead of your computer. Simply put, Backup and Sync is a synced folder and Drive File Stream is like an additional hard disk that lives in the cloud.
How do I Unsync my phone from Google Drive?
Part 2. How To Stop Google Drive Sync On Android and iOS
- Step 3: Tap your Google Account.
- Step 4: Tap Account Sync.
- Step 3: From the popup presented& tap Manage Accounts On This Device.
- Step 4: Tap Remove From This Device.
- Step 5: Tap Remove one more time.
Why do we need to upload and download files?
Downloading is the process of getting web pages, images and files from a web server. To make a file visible to everyone on the internet, you will need to upload it. When users are copying this file to their computer, they are downloading it.
How do I add to my drive?
You can put the shortcut inside your “My Drive” or any Drive that’s shared with you.
- Go to drive.google.com.
- On the left, click Shared with me.
- Select the files or folders to which you want to add a shortcut.
- Right click the files or folders you selected. Add shortcut to Drive.
- Choose a folder.
- Click Add shortcut.