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Be vary of this fact before you go ahead. Also, if you delete the third-party app for OneDrive or Google Drive, you will lose access for the service in the Files app too. If you don't, then you will be out of luck. But remember, you must download the official app for the service before you can enable access in Files.

If you are a user of OneDrive instead, you can follow the same steps above to add it to the Files app as well. You can now view, upload and download all your important documents straight from the Files app now. That's it, you will now see Google Drive as an option right under iCloud Drive. An alternative is to use Github, or to use G Suite's shared drives.Related Story Uzair Ghani Reboot Your iPhone Using Siri in iOS 16 (This is done by right-clicking on the file > Manage versions > Upload new version.) In my opinion, this makes collaboration more difficult compared to before, when items could be added to My Drive. Unfortunately, entire folders can't be copied at once using the features in the Web app, although you could download the folder, then upload it to your Drive, instead.įor files that are not Google Docs editors, when edit access is granted to other people's files, it appears that Google Drive now expects users to manually upload edits, through the Web app. In both cases, the copies will be placed in "My Drive", which you should move to a sub-folder. If its parent is a shared folder, select the files you want to copy, right click on the selected files and select "Make a copy". If its parent is "Shared with me", right-click on the file and select "Make a copy".

To ensure that you keep someone else's files permanently, make a copy. It is always possible for the other person to permanently delete their files (often this would simply arise from technical reasons, such as deleting their account, reducing storage, or accidents, rather than an unkind decision). In addition, it prevents people from believing that other people's files are permanent. This does simplify syncing, as far less data is used to sync a shortcut, compared to large items. However, items can no longer be placed in more than one folder. This made syncing other people's files with one's computer's hard drive easy. Previously, one was able to add files and folders from "Shared with me" to one's Drive. This is a recent change (from around April 2020).
