7 Google Drive Tips & Tricks You're Probably Not Using

[@TeachersTech]

For one tip I say the word "zed" that's my Canadian for "z":)

[@petersmit7650]

That's the proper pronunciation.

[@jo-annel.wright2975]

@ Teacher's Tech, Thanks for the Google Drive tips and I have a question but a little history first. I am preparing us for transition to retirement [is that tautology???] and have read many decluttering books and blogs, including, just recently, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning in which the author states starting to downsize, I prefer to say rightsize, in our sixties. I have uncluttered many of our possessions and papers and now I am onto digital, photos and sentimental. I have decided to transfer what I choose to keep to Google drive so I can access it when we travel. I currently have pre-internet physical photo albums, pre-Mac photos on Picassa and with a crashed external hard drive backup for my photos...it's a mess in there and I hope 'they' can recover my photos at least but I will just call it an involuntary declutter, grieve and move on if they can't...I now have Mac iPhotos/Photos for my most recent photos, and iTunes for my music. My question...I am currently using 2 of my free 15GB. I know I know how long is a piece of string but I still ask, will 15 GB be enough online storage for an aspirational minimalist wishing to live a simple life. *I am Australian and I say 'zed' too... *And peanut paste not peanut butter even though the manufacturers have changed/keep changing our labels...biscuits = cookies...nappies = diapers...ute = truck or 4X4...thongs = flip flops...entree = starters or appetisers...mains = entree...and so on and so forth... Keep up the good work...and thanks again.

[@iisensei07]

US$20 per year will get you 100 GB of storage space. That should be more than enough to store your photographs. (or US$100/year for 1 TB of space) But I wouldn't do the upgrade until you are close to your limit.

[@karendelsignore6591]

Teacher's Tech.. I to am Canadian ..weirdly though, being not tech Savvy knew what you ment ..lol

[@similaritiesoftheworld557]

Trinidadians also say "zed".

[@barbbinns970]

I'm an ESL teacher in Canada and thanks for the reference to "zed". But, I also want to thank you for these tips. At the beginning, I also paused the video to check out the PDF conversion tips. It worked. I have had Google Drive for a while, I just haven't utilized it to its potential. Thanks for your help.

[@TeachersTech]

You're welcome! I'm glad the PDF tip could help you out.

[@Gina_._._]

First tip and I had to pause video to try it! It worked! I spent the next hour editing a pdf file I had wished that I could edit.

[@TeachersTech]

That's awesome Gina!

[@djac13]

I like how the video started with the super tips, and ends with some of the more-known tips. Thank you!

[@2sridhark]

I was trying hard to figure out how to copy text from a long image file and this solved my problem. NO other app comes anywhere near this in terms of accuracy and works for a really long file too! Thanks again.

[@jelmermulder7276]

Google lens is much easier

[@KarinaStavenes]

Thank you! These were excellent tips. Very useful to learn about features I didn't even know Google Drive had.

[@roxanneastra1994]

This is totally not the Google drive organisation video I was looking for but I'm so glad I watched it anyway!

[@arielletricarico3950]

Wow. Only through the first tip and my mind is already blown!

[@amyash5755]

Thank you! I now know how to scan a pic into a pdf and that will help me while teaching from home during COVID.

[@harrypehkonen]

Must be using Tesseract OCR. Thanks for pointing out this feature! I had no idea. Already used it since watching this video!

[@AstroRamiEmad]

You have no idea how HUGE this is!!!! Deserved my sub

[@andreaandretta1952]

There is no music in the background to distract. He may speak fast, but I can go back and replay. He is articulate and well spoken.

[@dr.rutvishah3100]

Very useful tips, will definitely ease my work now. Thank you.

[@virtuaalteam5570]

could you please suggest any free documents storage way?? and how can we organise our files

[@LaserJet58]

Thank you for sharing with us these tips, they became very useful for me.

[@PMAUSMedia]

Thank you soooo much. I'm learning to endure my successful journey by the generousity of unselfish persons such as you. Great info.

[@jhtrevino26]

Very helpful! Somebody asked, but didn’t see an answer, how are you sharing screen, particularly the phone?

[@tcritelli]

so happy i took the time to watch the whole video. thanks for putting this together!!

[@jahgsdjashdu]

Drive has OCR? My mind is blown! Thanks 🙏🏻

[@biayo79]

google docs has, not drive

[@iam_zbanks]

Tell me about it!!!!! I had no idea!

[@bklynmarinegirl]

Wow - really helpful

[@mathdojo8069]

I was super excited about the OCR, but when I tried to click on “open with” it only had one option (which was google drive) and it opened as a PDF again! Do u have any tips to help with that?

[@richardkoh2423]

Excellent, thank you very much for your clear lessons. It'll be helpful if you can slow down a bit but I understand the time constraint. Not a problem anyway as I just pause and playback.

[@jktamag]

Thanks for the tips. I found it very useful in many ways.

[@TeachersTech]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MrSeinfeldFan2]

I love your tutorials. You have a gift to make them simple and clear. I would love to see what you can do to explain the basics of a Facebook account. Especially how to make it as PRIVATE as possible. How to have full control of your content, notifications etc. THANK YOU.

[@TeachersTech]

Thank you, I will add that idea to my list of videos.

[@hamsk35skali27]

Thanks a lot teacher , these tricks helped me a lot in my work i’m looking froward to learn more and every thing is simple with your way of teaching . Fan from Morocco

[@terrymadeley]

I'm a little reluctant to move from SharePoint to Google Drive, but this video is very persuasive - I didn't realise you could do half this stuff.

[@meharabbas4154]

very informative, thank you

[@janicesilverstein5294]

Very good video. I learned a lot. Thanks.

[@bvinoo]

Some of those tips were new to me, so thanks! Regarding the tip on export to PDF, if I haven't misunderstood, it can also be done by opening the document and from File > Download As, you can select PDF.

[@TeachersTech]

That's correct!

[@VideoNOLA]

The "link" PDF method he shows allows the recipient to continually see the latest revision of your file, without having to Download > Send > Receive > Download > Save it manually. Turns a laborious process into a simple "Refresh"!

[@DianneCarrington]

I had no idea these functions were available. Thanks for the lesson teach!

[@ashumanhas316]

Very useful tutorial with tips to use docs, pdf, OCR

[@carmenmccullough3489]

The scan feature within drive does not work on an iphone unfortunately, but you can use notes to scan and move the file into your google drive.

[@LaserJet58]

Thank you for taking the time to share with us this value information...

[@awesomeipgkba_6643]

Thanks so much for sharing... Learnt a lot

[@ginahutchens8954]

Thanks so much for sharing this GREAT tips. I will definitely follow you and try to find past posts. As a GAFE school, I am always looking for things to share with my teachers.

[@TeachersTech]

You're welcome, Gina! I'm glad you found them helpful.

[@maritvansplunter6924]

Very nice tips! Thanks! 😁

[@shandichau4376]

Awesome demonstration

[@ComputerHelpHawaii]

I love g drive and had no idea it had ocr. Pretty powerful for an online suite.

[@ComputerHelpHawaii]

For scanning for pdf make sure you keep the borders in the photo. I will look for them. I usually use a contrasting background.

[@thomasparayil]

Thanks for the video. How would I make independent and separate copy of a .doc file?

[@arcelibella8262]

Thank you for sharing these useful tips. It's so amazing that you can do a lot in GD itself.

[@Vaycee16]

I love your tech tips. You are always clear in what you do (though the pause is useful sometimes). I'm from a 'zed' country too - Australia! I on the other hand would have known what you were talking about if you had said 'zee'.

[@TeachersTech]

Thanks and I knew there would be more "zed" people out there!😀

[@jonalynricafranca6625]

Thank you! This is very helpful.

[@abdazizbinmustari2402]

Good video, thank you for sharing.

[@maryfuentes5110]

Teacher you are just the best!

[@bigturnips]

Thanks this is brilliant. I have picked up loads of stuff I didn’t know about... some of it scary! Effiel Tower!

[@SueKearney]

Scary? It’s google.

[@susanhaggertyvo]

Great information! Thank you! I am just now learning my google drive and have a few things I can't seem to figure out. 1. Is there an easy way to copy files from the desktop? 2. When working in my email (gmail), how do I send a live link that would be view only as attachment? or 3. Do I need to send that email through google drive? (Using the tips in this tutorial)

[@dr.priyankasharma1498]

Keep sharing such useful tips

[@SirDangalot]

Hi Jamie - great series. Wondering what video capture and video editing software you use to produce your videos? LMK, Scott

[@TeachersTech]

Thanks, I use Camtasia, sometimes I use ScreenFlow on my mac too.

[@drsubhashchanderarora5970]

Thanks for informative session

[@michaelverola9987]

Very Helpful. Thank you!!

[@karendelsignore6591]

Thanks for this teaching video. I honestly never knew about all that you have shown . I am new to all the drive tech.. or computers all together.. I have been using android phones...I will now be using a micro soft windows 10 Lap Top Computer along with my phone..I will, in the future, be Starting a Non-Profit, this will come in handy.. your explanation is in a way my mind could understand .. two thumbs up :

[@Isa0Sand0Mu]

Just wonderful, it seems google drive has endless possibilities. Thanks so much for sharing these tips.

[@TeachersTech]

You're welcome!

[@adaaa2032]

Simply, it’s mind blowing

[@renataadrienn]

Super useful. Thank you for taking the time!

[@kimberlygoodman4101]

How do you record yourself ontop of things you are doing on the computer?

[@gauravbhadauriya007]

amazing tips, thanks for sharing with us. Love and respect

[@abdullahe3674]

Hi good day As a humble request please can you make a video or a series of videos on how to use Windows specifically Windows 10 I'm a new user and confused🙄. Thank you

[@pabali2009]

This video is excellent. Will help me a lot since I am not tech savvy

[@sheldonrhodes9766]

Great stuff. Thank you. Keep up the good work.

[@AmarSingh-gf2qw]

Thanks for nice presentation

[@beautyschoolbooks]

Many thanks that was great. I write Beauty School Books as training manuals. How do I copy from my computer to drive as a book that they cannot copy the text and change the text? eg read only file.

[@andreidandu3799]

😮Curatenie Google Drive

[@AmosFolarin]

Another way: You can also add documents to multiple folder by Drag icon (first) while draging press Ctrl. A plus sign will appear and you can drop it in the folder, the doc/folder will now be in two places

[@dr.hemanginipatel1590]

Thanks a lot for information.

[@mannysilva2935]

Again thank you for those great tips. I have a link to a file that I share on the internet. And when the user clicks that link they can view the file on my Google Drive. Which is what I want the user to do. What I do not want the user to see is the folder name. is it possible to hide a folder name while making a file in that folder public to the Web?

[@PepitoGrilloCanarias]

Hi there! Thanks for your video, I came across it by chance but it was just fantastic. Well done, I am going to check the rest of our videos, your channel sounds great. I was thinking about using, google sheets, google forms and google sites, .. let’s see if you have videos on that. Thanks

[@Sol_Larrea]

Thank you!! you are the best! i love this tips

[@tqaquotes9379]

how can i keep duplicate files from uploading to google drive? i want one file to be uploaded only once.

[@satyajitsarker]

Hi, It was nice and useful. Pls let me know which software you use to make this video where I can see the screen along with you.

[@maddyebanks9863]

Very useful and informative. Thanks! BTW, I figured "Zed" stood for the letter "Z," but thanks for the clarification.

[@MarcoCosta-portugal]

Timed expiration doesn't appear on my docs or folders, is this a G Suite extra?

[@gpmmusicjunkie]

Great tips and very clearly explained. Thank you.

[@zsigmondilka1594]

Hi, Jamie! Great video, thanks! I love your tutorials. (How do you put your cut-out figure on the tutorial? I'd love to learn.)

[@EMidMSO]

Might be worth adding that if you want to undo a Shift-Z folder link, you do this by selecting the folder, looking in the Details column on the Right & clicking the X of the link you want to remove

[@s.roberts8769]

Just great! I can not wait to try these out. Thank you.

[@TeachersTech]

You're welcome!

[@brawlernado3223]

Please create video on how to put assignment in google Drive

[@rosskennedy5601]

I really appreciated the Shift Z tip! Excellent for sharing files to team drives etc! Can you give me some advice for making sensitive files secure in your personal Drive. I work in a G Suite enterprise and people within my enterprise can search for and find files within the enterprise. Is there a way to place all sensitive files in the one location and restrict their ability to be found and seen?

[@dougscott4008]

loved the PDF link- it would be great to have access to the doc screen so we could make the copy past of the end... loved the expiry date of the folders. also I think the scan feature may eliminate an app I have (scan bot ) for that very feature... still looking for a good faxing program... email still has not made it everywhere.

[@pgicruiser3128]

Try eFax. It's free, but limited number of pages unless you upgrade to paid.

[@dougscott4008]

Ps I'm Canadian too, in Louisiana, Math teacher now assistant principal - zed it is!

[@mariach46]

That was very useful, thank you.

[@talitacad]

Hi! Thank you for your video! How can I share a spread sheet with a lot of people without seeing each others data inputs and not alowing local downloads?

[@lizco7187]

In the tip for 'adding' a file to another folder, is there a way to undo that later on when you decide you don't want it that folder any longer?

[@henrifritsmaarseveen6260]

you can mount you google drive under colab .. and access it as a normal unix drive also with colab you have extra temp storage with colab you can use python also to access the drive So look at google colab if you want to use the drive for programming also handy if you want to scrap some webpages or pull big data from the internet The colab machine are very fast and have a good internet connection so ideal for pulling data and then transfor it in smaller data base size ..

[@rafaelsaviolomoreira4426]

thank you very much for the tips!!!

[@sumnerfls]

Can you tell us about the tool you are creating you video?

[@huntersrow64]

Thx for the vid! Can you cover google "file streaming." Syncing Google Drive files online and offline. Thx

[@DeyvsonMoutinhoCaliman]

The OCR I didn't know, I normally use a paid third party program, I'm very happy to know that. The same thing with the Scan.

[@dr.alkeshswami3624]

Ohho very nice information covered in lecture

[@swfswf50]

Thank you handy stuff to know.

[@johnwellington269]

great video. not some simple basic tips but some great tips here thx!

[@Fordnan]

Useful tips, thank you very much.

[@LisaB_12204]

How do you have you talking layered on top of the visual? I'm new to all this stuff and don't know the names for everything. I need to learn how to do this. This is wonderful!!!!!

[@valerielabella1923]

is the scan feature not accessible any more? I am only getting the option to take a picture.

[@DrEmmanuelUthman]

Great thanks for the tips. I like to know how to create an html folder.

[@canadianenglishschool1929]

Thanks for the vid, does anyone know why the clock doesn't show up when I hover over the email when I'm trying to set the expiration of the shared document?

[@solidwire]

Question... Does Zed = Z? Nice video thank you.

[@TeachersTech]

It does:)

[@simategeoffrey.s8923]

Good work. Perfect!

[@pratikshapatel7555]

explain advantageous features of google drive thank you

[@HIDlarissaTERRY]

What a great idea to teach! Thank you.

[@Abohafsah]

very well explained, the only thing i did not understand was that how you secure your file from not being edited. i could not find it in my mac.

[@professormessi9555]

Thank you 😍

[@sherrywunnjcacs2700]

Can you share with me how to rotate the PDF image, because I got so many PDF images from my student's paper homework?