Embedded Files
Preview and download stored files
On the web:
To take a quick look at a Drive file, right-click it and select Preview.
In the overlay, you can:
Scroll through your file.
Click Left arrow or Right arrow to preview your previous or next file in Drive.
Click View all items to select and preview another file in Drive.
Share your file with others.
Print your file.
Open your file to edit it.
Click Download to download your file.
Click Close to exit the preview.
Click Add to My Drive to add the file to My Drive.
Click More to rename a file or if it’s in My Drive, move it to another folder.
To save a file to access later, download it one of the following ways:
From the preview screen, click Download.
From Drive, select a file, click More, and select Download.
Open your Files
On the web:
Double-click the file you want to open.
On your computer:
Open your files straight from your computer’s Drive folder.
Files in your Drive folder created by Google Docs editors open in your browser.
Other files in your Drive folder open in their regular applications on your computer.
Update Drive files
On the web:
To manage versions of files that weren’t created in one of the Google Docs editors:
Right-click the file and select Manage versions.
Click Upload new version and select a file from your computer.
When the new version is done uploading, click Close.
Now you can keep all of your drafts in a single file.
On your computer:
To update a file, just open it from your computer’s Drive folder. Make your changes, and they’ll automatically sync with Drive on the web.
It works the other way around, too. Changes you make in Drive on the web sync back to your computer. Your files and folders are now up to date everywhere.
Delete your files
If you remove a file you own in Drive on any device, it is automatically removed from Drive on all of your devices and on the web.
Note: Removed files you own are moved to Trash in Drive and still count towards your total storage, until you permanently delete them on the web.
On the web:
Select the files or folders you want to remove and click Remove
.
Delete files permanently: To permanently delete a file when you’re in Trash, select the file and click Delete forever. To permanently delete all your Trash files, click Trash and select Empty trash.
On your computer:
Just select the files or folders you want to remove and delete them as you would any other file on your computer.
Restore deleted files
If you change your mind, you can restore removed files to Drive.
On the web: From your Drive’s “Trash”, select the files you want to restore and click Restore.
On your computer: Files you remove from your computer’s Drive folder go to your recycling bin. You can restore them as you would any other file on your computer.
Note: Files restored from your computer’s recycling bin re-sync to Drive as new files. On the web, you’ll see the restored file in your My Drive folder; a copy of the removed file stays in “Trash”.
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