How saving works with Google Drive (basic)

How saving works with Google Drive (basic)

by Ronnie Hayes

​Google drive

​Google drive allows a user to work from multiple locations with the same updated data anywhere in the world, as long as you have internet access. This connection can be made using any type of medium ie. fiber, wi-fi, satellite, telephone or ADSL.

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​The user MUST sign into Google using their own username (email) and password.

​Automatic saves

​Google Drive and Google apps (Google Docs, Slides, Sheets etc) remove the worry of losing documents by saving any and all changes to your documents on the fly. All you need to do, is to give the document you create a meaningful name, and all saving is taken care of.

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​There is no more trouble of losing a document because you didn't save.

​How the computer saves

• ​The computer checks the files name

• ​If the file name is unique, it saves the file

• ​If the file exists, it warns the user and lets you change the name or overwrite the existing file

​You can also change the folder that the file will be saved in.