You'll see 'My Drive', which has your files and folders you uploaded or synced, including any Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, and Google Forms you created. Then, if you're a consumer, do the following: Computer

Drive apps: You can do everything from edit a profile photo to create a mind map, with over 100 integrated apps.įirst, create or sign into your Google Account.

Save Gmail attachments: Hover over an attachment in Gmail and look for the Drive logo to save any attachment to your Drive.

Scan documents: The Android app lets you scan all your paper documents as PDF - just snap a photo of it.

Google Photos: You can store your photos in Drive and then access them and edit them with Google Photos.

Search: Drive can recognise objects in your images and text in scanned documents - just enter a keyword in the search bar.

See old versions: You can look back as far as 30 days on most file types, making it easy to see changes and go back to previous versions.

Work offline: If you aren't connected to the internet, you can make some files available offline to view and edit ( see how here).

Share with others: You can quickly invite others to view, download, and comment and collaborate on your files in Drive.

Access your files from anywhere: Your files in Drive can be reached from any smartphone, tablet, or computer.

Create files: You can create documents and files on the fly with integrated Docs, Sheets and Slides apps.

You can store a wide range of file types and folders - even Office files.

Store files: Drive starts you with 15GB of free online storage.

Here are Google Drive's key features for consumers:

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