Google Drive - Google Basics Part 4

Google Drive, serves not one but 2 masters:
Online storage and file sharing
Productivity and collaboration applications

Google Basics: Part 4 Google Drive

- Google Basics Part 1: Google Account

Google Basics Part 2: Gmail

Google basics Part 3: Google Calendar

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[artzology]

I love using Google Drive! Even use it for organizing my Recipes!

[WWEShare]

Steve, how do I add google drive to my file explorer as an option from my computer? I want to work in MS Word but save and access from my file explorer. Thanks.

[johntaylor]

Great video and reminders for us self-proclaimed experts. There were main menu items within drive I have never even looked at.

[aloysiussnuffleupagus]

Omg! I needed help on Google product and then I heard your voice. I used to watch your show on TV like 20 years ago! Definitely subscribed 😁

[ArjanGroenenboom]

Gmail e-mails will count against your storage however sheets, docs, slides etc, will not count against your storage. You can even upload word and excel files and convert them to googles 'native' format and use up no drive storage space at all!

[abhay]

Dear Steve, will you please make video on file organization systems?

[barbarawilson]

I’ve watched a number of your videos and love them! The one thing I don’t seem to find is how to create new calendars in mobile. Could you point me to a specific video for this?

[HotOGaming]

my son just thought you are Santa. we love your videos

[bobrozek]

Steve,
I Wish You Would Come Up With A Way To Use (My Passport Ultra) I've Looked Into It And Most Videos Don't Tell Me Enough. I'd Like To Know What I Could Really Use It For And How I Feel You Give Enough Information On How To Use It.

Thanks
Bob

[kewjess]

Can you put in a link to Google drive because I can’t find it in this videos or any other Google drive videos description...

[serialchillerselection]

Hi Steve, like the Google Basics series. Although I got some files at my Drive which I didn't downloaded in "Shared with me" section. I'm wondering how files end up there, even if I don't get any e-mails before with those files attached?

[tmpatklk]

Great job, Steve. Thanks. I like Google Drive and all of its apps. I enjoy creating Docs, Sheets, and Slides files for personal use. Thanks for pointing out how to attach a file from Drive from Gmail. I've always relied on the share message from Drive.

[janeleekeller]

Hi Steve 👋.
Will definitely be looking forward to, Google Drive "Photos", as That, is the only thing I have on GD.
I'm not even sure how, but every time I take a picture with my Android phone, it syncs to my
Apple iPad. That's been happening for at least 2 years now, but I don't know how, or why ? I don't even remember discovering that it was doing so.
The bulk of my Photos, were taken using, Photo Scan, from Digitizing numerous old photo albums....So much so, that I ran out of storage and had to purchase more !
The only thing I do know, is that I have Google Photos & Google Drive on both devices...I do not recall, ever doing anything, (on purpose), to enable them to sync.... Although I do use my Google email address on all the Google Apps I installed on the iPad. I did have to use my Daughter's password in order to install them, as She set up my iPad about 6 years ago and put Her name, and Her Father's name all over the place. So sometimes My info is accepted, and sometimes Not. The Apple Cloud will not accept my info because it's in Her name, or Her Father's name.
Fortunately, I do know Her Google password, because I totally forgot MY passwords for either device !
As a matter of fact, I got an, Ancestry DNA test kit more than a year ago, and found out the first requirement is to enter your email address, and password.
So far, they tell me everything I entered is unacceptable !
Oh Well, I finally gave up.
I apparently will Never know if I have any, "Long Lost Family" or not !, LOL 🤭.
OH Well 😏, such is life !
Have a Good Day Steve 🌅.
JaneLee ^_^
12/20/18
8:49 AM

PS, I got yelled at by someone in something I had commented on, for Including the date and time with all the comments I enter.
I told them I couldn't stop, because I had OCD !😏

[sendgl]

You may cover this on photos but I get confused when a photo taken on my phone appears on Drive and Photos; is one merely a link or are they both copies of the original on my phone?

[jazjim]

Hi! May I ask how can I open messages from my Google account? I hope you can help..its like a chat messages but those messaging me is unknown to me.

[gsp]

What is the real difference between MyDrive and BackupandSync - it seems to me that if one is not making use of Google functions (like Docs, Sheets) and you just want to sync/store any files on the Google Drive from your PC that BackupandSync is the better option to make use of.

[anetawhotravels]

Hi Steve, I found you through the interview on the VidIQ channel and could not resist to come over :) Great channel, keep it up! Subscribed to learn more.

[rhbusby]

Steve, Been following your Goole series. However, with Docs, I was surprised you didn't mention what I find to be the biggest time saver and best power tool - Voice typing (aka speech to text.) Using it I can get my ideas into a "notes" type document quickly (and roughly) significantly faster than by keyboarding. Afterward, I clean it up and share as you describe. It's a major time saver. If you haven't yet, give it a try. BTW I'm 72. Old dog - yep, new tricks - always! Welcome to "elderly geekdom!" :)

[AvailableUsernameTed]

One big plus of Google Drives for me, is that I get all the access and functionality on my Linux computers as well as Windows and Mac Computers.

[zahnledl]

I believe you are mistaken about Docs, Sheets, etc. you create are not charged against your storage limit