These cached files sync back to the cloud when you're online, so the latest version is available on all your devices. You can make you non-Google formatted files available for offline access when you lack connection to the Internet. Set up offline access for PDFs, Microsoft Office files, and more on your desktop The icon is an indication of the total number of items that are queued for upload. 3, Open a file by clicking on the link to show it in the desktop folder. Items with are queued for upload, currently listed in the pending-to-upload queue.įiles with Done have uploaded successfully and can be accessed from Drive in any browser or from any device with Drive installed. Open your files 2, Click the Drive folder to open Google Drive on your desktop. Files also appear with this icon if sync is paused. When you see Upload complete, your files have uploaded successfully and can be accessed in any browser or device that has Drive installed.įiles with Sync haven’t been uploaded to Drive yet and are currently being processed. Dragging files to a folder in Drive for desktop automatically uploads them to Drive on the web (though it might take a moment for files to sync).

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