Common solutions when you can't find a file you're looking for in Drive.
- [Instructor] Sometimes even the best systems … can have some hiccups. … One of the common difficulties I hear from my students … when using Google Drive is that they can't find a file … they know they saved to Drive. … It can be frustrating. … Here are seven quick stress-free tips … to help you find that file if this happens to you. … One, check that you're signed in … to the right Google account. … Many of us have more than one Google account, … that means more than one Drive folder too. … Make sure you're signed in … to the account where you saved the file. … You can do this by clicking on your profile icon. … Two, you're using an incorrect search term. … Maybe you've forgotten the name of your file. … If you're searching for a word that isn't in the title … such as money when the file is named finance … or sometimes if the word isn't exact … such as searching for budgeting but the file uses budget, … Google won't be able to find it. … Try variations of your search terms … or other keywords you may have used. …
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10/11/2019- Digital file organization structures
- Search-based digital file organization
- Examples of file organizing structures
- Best practices for easy file access
- Naming your files for easy searching
- Avoiding duplicates in docs and sheets
- Auto uploads and backups
- Organizing shared files
- Finding lost files
- Restoring deleted files
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