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How To Easily Manage Your Device Backups On Google Drive

... backed up apps. Figure E. A listing of backed up apps for my One Plus 3 backup. That's as far as you can get with this (you cannot delete individual apps from the backup), but it is nice that you can manage the backups as easily with your mobile device. Why delete backups. Clearly the backups aren't taking up that much space (unless you have a large number of devices); why would you bother deleting a backup? There is a very good reason for this. I have had, on a couple of occasions, an instance where a backup (for unknown reasons) has gone corrupt. Because of this, when I reset the associated device, and the backup restored, the device wouldn't function. No matter how many times I attempted to restore the device from backups, it wound up in the same state. The only solution was to set up the Android device as brand new. However, when the device began backing up, it backed up to the same corrupt file. The only way around this was to delete the backup and start afresh. Is it ideal? No. Would it be nice if the backup could be opened and files extracted in the case of disaster recovery? Of course. However, having the ability to preview and ...

How To View And Edit Word Documents From Google Drive With Ease

... to work with a non-native format, such as a.docx Word file. Out of the box, the only way to edit such files is to have Google Drive convert them to the Google format. That's fine, if you're okay with converting them to the native format and then downloading the final file as a.docx. More about Mobility. Subscribe to Tech Republic's Mobile Enterprise newsletter. There's a much simpler way. Thanks to a free Chrome extension, Office Editing for Docs, Sheets, and Slides , you can open those MS Office-native files within Drive and edit them without having to first convert them. The extension supports the following file formats. Let me show you how to install and use that extension. I'll demonstrate on a 2015 Chromebook Pixel, but the extension works on any flavor of Google Chrome. The installation of this extension is quite simple. Here are the steps. Open Google Chrome. Go to the extension link. Click ADD TO CHROME. ...

The Google Email, Calendar, And Drive Client That's Almost Perfect

... on that in a bit) and even between Google or Outlook Mailbox accounts. Shift makes perfect sense for anyone looking to significantly streamline their Google experience. Let's install and see how Shift is used. More about Mobility. Subscribe to Tech Republic's Mobile Enterprise newsletter. I'll be demonstrating the installation on Elementary OS. There actually isn't an "installation", per-say, as you run the app from within its own folder. Before you begin, you must request a download. There are three versions of Shift. Basic (Free. Limited to Gmail, Inbox, Outlook Mailbox accounts and includes a "Sent with Shift" signature in all outgoing emails). Pro __link__/year. Includes more account type support, removes signature on outgoing email, and adds advanced push notifications). Team (Contact for price fully customized version of Shift to meet your needs). I'll be demonstrating ...

Google Drive Vs. Teamdrive Comparison

... a Google way only. Encrypts and stores all folders with an only-one-of-its-kind symmetric AES-256 key (which isn’t available in Google Drive—unless you yourselves have encrypted your files before uploading). It doesn’t restrict you anywhere, unlike Google Drive. You can make any change in any file and you can rollback this change anytime you want. Businesses make changes frequently and that’s the reason they prefer Team Drive. Extra Benefits of Team Drive. Advantages abound, but some of the add-on benefits (that are also available in Google Drive) for using Team Drive are. It is HIPAA-compliant, and discloses that it uses cloud services as part of the client consent process. It gives you unlimited workgroups. It supports you to create unlimited workgroups to share your folders and office-related works. It supports you offline as well. It means it synchronizes your user data ...

How To Save Google Drive Photos & Videos To Your Iphone Camera Roll

... from Google Drive. 3. Once found, tap on the ‘three vertical dots’ icon underneath the image. 4. Now tap on Send a copy. 5. Select Save Image. Google Drive will require access to your Photos app in order to save the image, so make sure you have given the app the required permissions. If you haven’t, then the app won’t save anything at all. You can set your permissions by going to Settings > Privacy > Photos and enable Drive from this location. Although you have the option to save photos and videos for offline use directly within the app, but you get more control over content once saved directly on your device. For instance, if there’s an image you wish to edit using i OS’s built-in editor, you can only kick things off by saving the image from Google Drive to your i Phone first. How to Create a Share Link for Photos & Videos in Google Photos. If you do plan on saving the file for offline use, then simply find the file in Google Drive first, then tap on the ‘three vertical dots’ icon. Scroll down a little and you will see an option labeled Available ...

Google Shutting Older Versions Of Drive, G Suite Apps

... Google explains that users will begin seeing the prompts on March 1 warning them that the version they are using is too old and no longer supported. Additionally, some users with very old versions will be forced to upgrade when they receive the dialogue box. The version of the apps being shut down are as follows. Google Drive for Android (prior to version 2.4.311. Google Docs for Android (prior to version 1.6.292). Google Sheets for Android (prior to version 1.6.292). Google Slides for Android (prior to version 1.6.292). Google Drive for i OS (prior to version 4.16). Google Docs for i OS (prior to version 1.2016.12204). Google Sheets for i OS (prior to version 1.2016.12208). Google Slides for i OS (prior to version 1.2016.12203). The impact on you at home: The vast majority of users of these apps have likely upgraded to the latest version, but some users with older phones or ...

Choosing Between Google Photos Or Google Drive For Image Backups

... Drive might be the better choice. Google Drive has its perks, too. If you keep a more traditional organizational scheme in regards to your photos, or if you’re a professional photographer, you may need Google to keep its hands off your images. You don’t want to be bothered by numerous enhancements. That's where Google Drive comes into play. Also, Google specifies that RAW images are only supported for specific types of cameras. Drive may be ideal if you do most of your photo editing on the desktop but want cloud storage as your backend to ensure everything is saved. This is best if the majority of your images are on your PC. All you have to do then is to put them in a folder that’s synced with Drive. You can see them in the mobile app as well. Drive, as you can see from the image below, gives you a much larger list of options for what you can do with each image. Google Drive has a wider selection of options for what you can do with an image compared to Google Photos. Of course, the main hangup will be that Drive ...

Tips And Tricks For The Google Pixel And Pixel Xl

... > Moves. There are two Moves for camera shortcuts, "Jump to camera" and "Flip camera". The former opens the camera with a double-tap to the power button. The latter switches in and out of selfie mode when you're using the camera (with the phone in your hand, twist your wrist twice). There are three Moves that control if and when your locked screen wakes up: "Swipe for notifications", "Double-tap to check phone" and "Lift to check phone." The most secure option is the first, "Swipe for notifications", which shows your notifications after a downward swipe on the fingerprint sensor. The other two selections (double-tap/lift to check phone) let you view notifications without having to push any buttons or unlock your phone. These options were not available at launch, and if you don't see them, ...