Questions tagged [google-drive]
For questions specifically about the Android app for the file synchronization and cloud storage service from Google.
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How does one restore data to phone from Google drive?
I guess my problem is pretty unique. I backup my data from my Android phone Google Drive, not something I really trust in the first place but I had no choice. I then performed a full factory reset ...
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How to create a 'Google Drive' file or folder shortcut, within Google Drive, on Android? (see body of question)
On the web application for desktop this is accomplished by navigating to the file, clicking on it, and pressing Shift + Z.
Is there a way to accomplish the same functionality on Android? Either ...
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Files load offline by default (?)
Bear with me because I am not sure exactly when this started or why.
Recently my Pixel 3a starting making files available offline seemingly by default.
I may (not) have downloaded one by now it ...
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Google Drive device backup not visible on new device
I've got a new Samsung Tab S5e. I'm trying to restore the app data from another device. I've done a backup on the old device and I can see the backup on the new device in Google Drive. However, when I ...
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How can I automatically backup a specific directory in the file system?
One of my apps places all user-generated data in files in a particular directory on the file system and I'd like to back it up to Google Drive. I can obviously do it manually but I'd like to have it ...
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How to remove/delete files from my shared folder in Google drive?
How can we remove or delete files from shared folder in Google Drive as I can't see any remove/delete option there. See the screenshot below:
Here I want to remove ymusic-latest.apk from my shared ...
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Is it possible to delete a file through the Google Drive app?
In the Google Drive app, on its home screen, I get a list of files and a "3 dots" menu next to each file. When I open the menu, all of the options given to me are:
Share
Add to Starred
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Google drive high data usage
I'm not sure if this is the right place to post...
Yesterday, i opened Google drive to check and spreadsheet and everything looked fine. Today i see that this night Google drive has used about 600MB ...
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3 Questions regarding restoring the backup of whatsapp from Google Drive
My phone Lenovo K53a48 stopped working on the 7th of June. I have a backup of all my WhatsApp messages until the 6th of June on Googe Drive. I installed WhatsApp on an Xperia M2. After I signed in ...
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Google Drive: “unable to schedule file for upload” after scan
I scanned over 150 pages using the scan functionality of google drive. It took me a while. After that, when I was trying to save the generated PDF, I got a notification saying "unable to schedule file ...
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Google Drive showing device data without my consent
I signed in three Google accounts on my android phone.
In Google account synchronization settings, I unchecked Google Drive so that no data from Google Drive server synced to phone and no data from ...
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Does a Google Drive WhatsApp backup restore newer mesages?
Say I have backed up WhatsApp to Google Drive on some date X, then I uninstall it or format the device. On a later date Y, I reinstall WhatsApp and restore the Google Drive backup. Would the messages ...
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Whatsapp conversations following hack
So I've been incredibly stupid and allowed my whatsapp account to get hacked and am now locked out (after the hacker set up 2 step verification). I'm awaiting a response from whatsapp.
My question is,...
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Restore LINE chat from Google Drive
I always back up all line chats regularly to google drive. When line is re-installed I tried to restore the chat but it says "No chat history backup found". Does anyone know how to deal with this?
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How to get offline files on phone to update faster?
Usually, the offline files on my phone do not update until I manually load them, close them, and reload them. I know it is not because my phone is in sleep mode because new files from my phone still ...
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Drive sends an almost-daily “1 file is now available offline” notification
On my second device (Nexus 5), I keep getting the same notification from Drive almost every morning. When I click on it, the app opens its main screen without marking the file that I was notified ...
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A small app with a surreal name appeared on my phone. What is it?
There's this on my phone. You know what it is it is?
This is the first time I've seen it.
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Free Up Space, Automatically
Is there any way to run "free up space" automatically or at certain intervals, like a cron job?
I use one of my phones as a dashcam in my car, which writes the videos to the photo library, which are ...
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How do I access to my Whatsapp backup in Google Drive?
My phone was stolen and I was unable to reclaim my number from my telco. Therefore I'm not able to login to Whatsapp with my stolen number. There are very important messages and contacts that I have ...
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Cannot open PDF file using Google Drive app
My device is running on Android Oreo, and I have study notes as a PDF file on Google Drive (link to the file for testing), but I can't open it on Google Drive app.
My file is not opening and it's ...
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How to restore data from Google Drive?
My Samsung Galaxy SGH-T99 broke recently. I can see the backup of my data on Google Drive. I will not repair the device and want to restore my data. How can I do that? Please provide guidance.
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How to check what file formats Google Docs app supports?
I went to All apps in the Settings app, and then when looking at one, for example, Google Documents, I was gonna disable it but I got to looking at the information on the app. It says, some defaults ...
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How can I save my old, important Whatsapp chat messages from automatic deletion when export doesn't go all the way back?
So, I just scrolled all the way back in a couple of chats and found that the earliest available message was mid-conversation. Everything before that is gone. It seems Whatsapp has been silently ...
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Google drive making extra local copy on phone
I tried uploading some large audio files recorded on my phone to Google Drive to free up space on my phone (Xiaomi A1).
Almost immediately, I got memory insufficient warnings; apparently the Google ...
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Searching in a specific folder of Google Drive on Android
Since 2018 Google allows one to search within specific folders of Google drive.
e.g. The answer here:
In Google Drive, is there a way to search files located in a particular folder?
But can I do ...
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Keep WhatsApp backup in Google Drive
In November 12th 2018 WhatsApp will be deleting old backups in Google Drive, and they will take no space in your Google drive.
I don't mind my backups taking space in Google Drive, but I do not want ...
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Unable to restore from drive
I have an old phone (Asus zenfone) that makes regular backups on drive. If I log on drive from pc I see the backup folder.
I need to restore data to my new phone (Samsung galaxy s7 edge).
The new ...
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How to restore app data backups like logging in to a new device?
Basically, I have lost 60% of all my events in google calendar on both desktop and on android. I know there is a backup of the android app data from yesterday which should hopefully contain the events,...
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How to restore backup from Google Drive
I've a Sony Xperia Z tablet (SGP311) that has a specific setting to enable online backups. It reads (translated from Spanish):
Back up application data, wifi passwords and other settings in Google ...
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How to download .docx document to the phone from Google Drive?
Currently using Google Drive version 2.18.252.01.45 and I have a .docx document in my drive that doesn't download to the phone as a .docx document. It downloads as a .pdf document. I tried looking for ...
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How do I restore Whatsapp from backup after skipping the restore option?
I accidentally skipped Whatsapp restore option when I changed my device and now my backup on google drive is overwritten. How can I get my old backup? It was about 2.3gb of my data and I need those ...
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Reality check – Has ES file explorer abandoned its pro version?
Has anybody else wondered if ES Global decided to make money with their Explorer app by abandoning the pro version altogether and milking the free version?
I have used ES file explorer for a long ...
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How do I prevent current WhatsApp backup from overwriting previous WhatsApp backup on Google Drive?
I'm having a really bad week as far as my tech and I might have to do a factory reset on my phone. In the process, I discovered nearly all of my WhatsApp data has been wiped out (the conversations are ...
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Read Whatsapp message from Google Drive backup
I have WhatsApp backup file in my Google Drive account. How can I read WhatsApp messages on my laptop? I have tried it but can't be open on my Google account.
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Difference between drive, file manager, and downloads on my android phone?
I know that Google photos access my pictures, no matter what device I get on, as long as I enter my email address. But, my question is that, what's the difference between drive, file manager and ...
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Google drive links. What version they shows?
Does links from drive give a connection to the last version of a file or to the one at the moment of link creation?
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Restore apps from backup on Google Drive
I have a backup of my old phone I can see in my Google Drive app on my new phone.
How do I backup/restore all the apps from this backup?
From searching, it looks like this should have been an option ...
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Why is my Android not restoring the app data from its Google Drive backup?
I'm testing a new version of our app that now supports Android Auto Backup (by targeting API over 23).
I've managed to get the system to back up the app's data by leaving it overnight (two nights), ...
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Is there a way to edit Word documents in Google Drive on Android
Whenever I search for a Word document in Google Drive on the Android app I can view it in Google Docs. I can also open it with word, but then it tells me that this is a read-only version and I cannot ...
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Restore Pixel C backup
I had a Pixel C, which I backuped (System -> Backup -> ...). I can see that backup (1) in Google Drive.
After the Pixel C died I now have a new Pixel C and would like to restore that Backup (1).
When ...
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Does migration of whatsapp images and videos from google drive preserve file modification date?
According to this Android Stackexchange answers file modification dates aren't restored upon restoration. So videos and images restored from Google Drive backup of whatsapp won't work leading to ...
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Open html file in Firefox through google drive
I am trying to set up a portable TiddlyWiki ecosystem where I can edit the wiki regardless of where I am/what device I am using.
I would prefer to use Google Drive over DropBox (or similar) because I ...
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Google drive internet problems android phone
I have a Samsung galaxy j1, and I have the google drive and docs apps installed. When I try to open a document from drive, I get an error. When I try to open docs, I get an error.
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Backup to Google Drive - Disabled by your admin. Why does my device show is? It's preventing me from restoring my backed up apps.
I'm trying to restore my apps that are backed up to Drive. I keep getting this (screenshot) and cannot change so I can restore my apps. I even did a factory reset and was not offered the option to ...
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Google Drive - Android - upload image but don't convert to PDF
I have just installed Google Drive latest Android application and notice that there is not a direct way to upload a camera image...
The only option I see is 'Scan', but after taking a picture I ...
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How to access google drive app backup data manually?
Since there is no way to restore app data from google drive's automatic backup outside of first setup (which has come and gone), is there a way to manually access and download the files for manual ...
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Porting cloud account information from ES Explorer
I've been a pretty satisfied user of ES Explorer. When I wanted to add my MEGA cloud account I took the bait and paid for the pro version.
Problem is, their Google Drive (as well as DropBox) ...
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Disabling double-tap to edit on Google Docs
I frequently use Google Docs for school revision on-the-go, and I have to scroll down pages of course material when reading. Sometimes, I accidentally double-tap the page and this triggers the app to ...
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Google Photos really doesn't care for folder hierarchy on backups?
I've enabled the auto-backup feature from Google Photos on my Android phone, and every here and there it asked me through notifications if I wanted to backup a new given folder.
I keep my photos ...
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Need help installing Whatsapp on a new phone
I recently upgraded my phone to a newer model. My old phone was rooted (using Kingroot) and I had somehow installed a program that allowed me to force moving an app to the SD card, which is what I did ...
