Google Drive is one of the most popular cloud storage platforms.
Part of the productivity application offered by Google, allowing users to back up, synchronization, and access files on different devices.
It is also a popular tool used to share files, photos, pdf and other documents.
Another additional advantage is that many users can work on the same file at the same time.
Google recently announced an important update for Google Drive.
In blog posts, Google says that Google Drive gets offline mode.
This means that users can now access certain documents and files even without the Internet.
For those who are unconscious, Google started beta testing modes for drives in 2019.
This allows users to access documents offline when using Google Drive on the Web.
This feature now gets an increase and rolls into a wider audience.
Here are all the main things you need to know about using this feature: How to access Google Drive Files Offline (without Internet)? To get started, the user must download the Google Drive application for the desktop on their laptop.
For files they want offline access, the user must mark it as ‘available offline’ in the drive settings on the web.
“When you mark these files are available offline, you can easily open these files from your browser even when you are not connected to the Internet”, Google said.
Which file can be accessed offline? In accordance with blog posts, this feature will function for non-Google file types such as PDF, Images, and Microsoft Office files.
ChromeOS users, on the other hand, can also use file applications that are easily accessible on their Chromebook to choose Google Documents, sheets, and slide files available on offline.
This efficient access eliminates the need to open Google Drive or Google Documents to select files to make it offline available.
Is the offline feature available for all Google Drive users? Google Drive Offline features are available for all Google Workspace customers and Free Identity Free, CLOUD Identity Premium, Basic Customers and G Suite Business.
This is available in a personal account too.
Windows and Mac users can use this feature.
What features are available on smartphones? No, the current feature is limited to the desktop and chromebook.