Showing posts with label Drive. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Drive. Show all posts

Thursday, April 23, 2015

How to Add Google Drive to Windows Send To menu

Every Windows users use Windows Send to menu Feature, using Windows Send to menu you can send files to your Google Drive Folder from anywhere on your PC.

Windows Send to Menu will Show the contents of a Special folder that located inside AppData. You can add your own shortcuts.

To Open the AppData Folder, Launch Windows Run box by Pressing Window Key + R, Copy and Paste the below Text and Press Enter.


Read How to Use Google Drive Offline 

How to Add Google Drive to Windows Send To menu
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Or Open Windows explorer, Copy the below Text and Paste it into the Address bar and Press Enter

%APPDATA%/Microsoft/Windows/SendTo

How to Add Google Drive to Windows Send To menu


While AppData Folder is Open, on the left side right click the google Drive folder pinned under Favorites, hold the right mouse button and drag the folder and drop it inside Send To folder. A small menu will appear asking Copy here, move here Choose Copy Here from now on you can send any file or Folder to Google Drive with single click.




Wednesday, March 11, 2015

How to Send YouTube videos to Dropbox, Google Drive, Box and One Drive

To Download a YouTube video you may use third party YouTube Downloaders or YouTube Downloader plugins in Firefox. And Some Websites such as catchvideo.com, also allow you to download and Convert YouTube videos online. If you use google Chrome you can’t Download YouTube videos with Chrome Extensions.

SyncFile.co is different from other online YouTube Downloaders.it allow you to send your favorite YouTube Video to cloud hosting Services like Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, and One Drive. With one Click you can download a YouTube video to your Cloud Service and Computer. Syncfile is a free service you so don’t have to pay anything.

How to Send YouTube videos to Dropbox, Google Drive, Box and One Drive


1. First Open YouTube and Copy any videos URL.

2. Then Visit SyncFile.co and paste the video URL in the given Text box.

3. In few seconds a new page will open with The video Details, from there you can change your video Quality and Audio Quality. The Video and Audio Quality is Depended on the Original Source video’s Quality.

# How to View Youtube Video Offline in Android

4. In the right side of the interface you will see a Download icon and logos of Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, and One Drive .if you press Download now icon the video will downloaded to your computer. And the video won’t sync with your Cloud Services.

5. if you wish to send it to your Cloud hosting Services, click on any of the hosting service logo, for instance if you click on Google Drive a new windows will Open and google drive will ask for your Permission, click Accept.

How to Send YouTube videos to Dropbox, Google Drive, Box and One Drive


6. The windows will close automatically and Synching Process will Begin in few Seconds.

7. You must have google Drive Desktop Application to download the video to Your PC. After Download complete the video will be visible in your Google Drive Folder.



Thursday, February 26, 2015

How to Use Google Drive offline

One of the best thing about Google Drive is the ability to work and edit files offline. This comes in handy when you don’t have internet access. This feature is very useful for me while travelling.

In order to use Google Drive Offline you need to use Google Chrome Browser. If you are planning to enable Google Drive offline Access on your Desktop and Laptop, you have to set it up on Each systems. You can also use Google Drive Offline in other chrome devices.

If you use multiple Google Accounts use one account per Chrome profile. Google Drive offline Access support multiple user profile on the same Computer. But each user need to log in with different Chrome user profile.

How to Use Google Drive offline Access


How to Enable Google Drive offline Access

Google Drive Settings allow you to manually turn on and turn off Offline Access for Drive, Slides, Docs, and Sheets.

1. Open Google Chrome and Open Google Drive and sign in to your Drive Account.

2. Open Drive Settings menu located in Upper right.

3. in offline section check the box next to “Sync Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drawings file to this computer so you can edit offline ”. Now your Drive Folders will automatically be synced so that you can view and Edit the files without internet.

4. Uncheck that box to turn off Offline Access.

Read: 10 Google Products You Did't know Existed

Enable Offline Access for Google Docs, Sheets and Slides

1. Open Google chrome and Visit Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, any one of them.

2. Click the Menu icon

3. Choose Settings

4. Under Offline Sync click on Turn on Offline Sync and Enable offline Access.

5. If you want to turn off you can turn off offline access on the same page

Enable Offline Access only on your personal Computer or Systems that you use regularly. If you enable Google Drive offline Access on shared or public Computers other may able to view and Sync you files .so this will put your Files at Risk.

How to Set up Google Drive offline Access


How to Access Google Drive Offline in Chrome

To enable Drive offline access in chrome. Open Google Chrome if you are not signed in with chrome sign in to chrome.by Opening the chrome Settings Page or Go to Menu > choose Sign in to Chrome follow the instruction on the sing in page.

Open Google Drive, Sheets, Docs, or Slides. Drive offline Access will turn on spontaneously. Turn off your internet Connection. Open a file now you can edit or view your file without internet Connection.



Monday, January 26, 2015

Top 5 Chrome Extension For Google Drive

There are many Cloud storage services out there Google Drive is Among them .Google Drive has wide range of Features. The good thing about Google Drive is you can use Google Drive with Gmail, Picasa web albums, Spread sheets, Google Docs and other Google Services. Google Drive has Some Native features that already make it a Best Cloud hosting services. Use this 5 Chrome Extensions to make your Google Drive more Powerful
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Music player for Google Drive 

Music player for google Drive is a Simple lightweight online music Player for your music Files Stored in Google Drive. You can play Audio files from its own interface or Directly from google Drive webpage.it supports MP3, MP4,WAV, OCG, and AAC .

music player Google Drive


 
Save to Google Drive

Many chrome users are familiar with Save to google Drive .it helps you save web contents (such as Images, Screenshots, webpages ) to your Google Drive. Once you see an image or link you want to send to google Drive. Simply right click on the image and save Image to google Drive.

Save image to google Drive

Sync Google Drive with Dropbox, OneDrive, Box and etc

This Extension help you to Sync and manage all your files in other Cloud Services like OneDrive , Dropbox etc. with google drive. You can sync backup and integrate any files in your Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, Evernote, and Egnyte with Google Drive. this extension setup is simple and can be done from Google Drive interface . 

Frogpad

Frogpad lets you to keep your Documents Private like your company Documents or New Stories that you working on. frogpad is an free extension it secures documents with a encryption and allow you to add passwords to keep your documents Private .

Save Text to Google Drive

The save text to google Drive Extension lets you save web page text contents to your Google Drive. You can use Owlsee Reader to read the saved text files. you can save text files from any pages you like .


Saturday, January 17, 2015

How to Use Google Drive Apps

Google Drive will able to open apps that you download from the Chrome Web Store. These apps can be used to edit images and videos documents, manage projects, flow charts and more. After you installed Google Drive Apps you can access and open files in google Drive, create new files with the apps, access google drive files from an app outside of google Drive, save files to google drive outside google drive, share any files created with google Drive. 

How to install Google Drive Apps

To view Download Google Drive apps Go to this Chrome Web store Link , and install any App. when the installation is finished you can to use them with google Drive on the web. Drive apps are compatible with all browsers. You can make an app default for supported file types. For instance you install an app that lets you to save and edit mp3 or wave file. You can choose to open all mp3 files with that app.to do this

Go the Settings menu and select Manage Apps

Tick on the box next to “Make default for files it can open

Click Done

If you do not set a default app you can open a file by right clicking its tittle and choose app just like we used to open files in Windows. If you wanted to open the Default file with different app try right click on the files tittle and choose a different App.



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How to Uninstall Google Drive Apps

You can uninstall Google Drive App at any Time you want .after you uninstall your app your files still accessible in Google Drive. But you won’t be able to use them unless you had the App.to uninstall an app follow this simple Steps.

Go to the Settings Menu and Select manage Apps

Find the App that you wanted to uninstall and select option button

Click Remove this App


How to create files with google Drive Apps

Apart from using Google Docs, Sheets and Slides use google Drive apps to create other type of files.

Open your browser and go to drive.google.com

Click on the new button in the top left of drive interface

Select New File

Select an app from menu

The app you selected will open and you can start work on the file you have created. The fil can be accessible anywhere.

Classic google Drive

If you are using Classic google Drive use the following methods to create a new File

Open your browser and visit drive.google.com

Select the create Button in the top left

Select an app from the options

The app will open and you can work on the file you have created

You can also sync the apps to your computers google Drive Folder.

How to create Google Drive Apps


How to Open or Save Google Drive files from an app 


You can save files to Google Drive that you’ve created or set up in an app outside of Google Drive. There are two ways to save a file to Google Drive:

When you work on a file with a Google Drive app, any changes you save are also saved to Google Drive.

In an app, you might see an option to "Export to Google Drive," "Save a copy" or "Send to Drive." When you select that option, the file will automatically be saved to your Google Drive.



How to Use Google Drive Apps



Monday, January 12, 2015

How to Fix Google Drive Common Errors

Google drive is a Cloud Storage it lets to you have all your files within reach from any smartphone, tablet or computer. You can use Google Drive to preview files directly in Gmail, create and share Google Docs, Sheets and Slides, and even edit. I have been using Drive since it was introduced it is an great tool to share and save files and Documents online .however I faced some errors since I was using and managed to fix those errors with the help of google .these are the Common errors occur on Google Drive.

Your Google Drive Folder is missing

Mostly this kind of error happen when you rename, move, or delete the Google Drive Folder

If your google drive Folder is moved to a different location on Your Computer

First in your computers toolbar click the google Drive icon

And select “Error Google Drive folder is missing

Now select Locate Folder

Select the Google Drive folder that You moved from its new location and open

Now Google Drive Will reconnect automatically 

Error in google Drive


If you renamed your Google Drive Folder

Click on the Google Drive icon Like You did above

And select “Error Google Drive folder is missing

Click Locate Folder

Select the folder that you renamed

Google drive will connect automatically

If you deleted your Google Drive folder

Click on the Google Drive icon from toolbar

And select “Error Google Drive folder is missing

Now Click Disconnect Account

Sign in Again You Will Be asked to choose a New Location for the Google Drive folder

Google Drive Syncing is stuck

Sometimes syncing will stuck like if the count for the files hasn’t changed and Sync doesn’t finished .You have to quit Google Drive and Start it again
An Unknown issue occurred and google drive needs to quit

This type errors occur on windows and mac if you see this error often

Disconnect Your Google Account

Open Google Drive Again from application folder

And Re-sync your files

Google Drive quits unexpectedly

Sometimes google drive quits unexpected without displaying any error messages it’s most likely error with the version of Google Drive. to fix this issue

Go to Google Drive Website

And Download Google Drive link

Make you sure you Download the latest version of google Drive

While installing the new version when you’re asked to replace your current Version choose Yes.

Wait for the installation to finish and choose your new Google Drive folder and Sync your Documents