View and update

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Date: Saturday, 4 May 2024, 5:14 AM

1. Preview and download stored files on the web

Preview and download stored files

To take a quick look at a Drive file, right-click it and select Preview.

In the overlay, you can:

  • Scroll down or up in your file.
  • Click Left arrow or Right arrow to see the previous or next file in Drive.
  • Open your file to edit it.
  • Print your file.
  • Click Download to download your file.
  • Click More to share, move, rename a file, and more.

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 .

2. Open your files

On the web

In Drive, double-click the file you want to open.

3. Update Drive files

Update Drive files

On the web

To restore an earlier version of a file that wasn't created in Docs, Sheets, or Slides:

  1. Right-click the file and select Manage versions.
  2. Click Upload new version and select a file from your computer.
  3. When the new version is done uploading, click Close.

4. Delete your files

Delete your files

If you remove a file you own in Drive on any device, it's 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 and select Empty trash.


5. Restore deleted files

Restore deleted files

If you change your mind after deleting a file or folder, you can restore it to Drive. Whether you delete it from Drive on the web or from your computer in Drive File Stream, you restore it the same way.

On the web

Open Drive and click Trash . Select the files you want to restore and click Restore.