Your Google Drive is a Hot Mess
I was looking for a blog post that I felt would be the most helpful this week and came across this one from Alice Keeler. I know that we are all super busy right now but this is one of those things that if you take a little bit of time, will actually save you a lot of frustration down the line.
In this blog post, Alice shares a way to quickly organize your Google Drive to make it easier to find exactly what you need. Her suggestion is to create a folder and name it Hot Mess. Once you have the folder, drag everything in My Drive into that folder. Once you are done, think about how you wished your Google Drive was organized. Create folders you think you will need. Finally, go into the Hot Mess folder and move in the files and folders to where you want them. Alice provides a few tricks to help you get started. Finally, she reminds you to Star any folders or files you use all of the time to make it easier to find.
While the blog post has some good information, I would like to add some of my own. First, don’t worry about trying to organize the Shared With Me part of Google Drive. Leave it alone as it most likely is and will continue to be a mess. Instead, rely on using the search bar at the top to find what you need.
Lastly, make sure you check your Google Trash and restore any files or folders you might need before they are permanently deleted.
In this blog post, Alice shares a way to quickly organize your Google Drive to make it easier to find exactly what you need. Her suggestion is to create a folder and name it Hot Mess. Once you have the folder, drag everything in My Drive into that folder. Once you are done, think about how you wished your Google Drive was organized. Create folders you think you will need. Finally, go into the Hot Mess folder and move in the files and folders to where you want them. Alice provides a few tricks to help you get started. Finally, she reminds you to Star any folders or files you use all of the time to make it easier to find.
While the blog post has some good information, I would like to add some of my own. First, don’t worry about trying to organize the Shared With Me part of Google Drive. Leave it alone as it most likely is and will continue to be a mess. Instead, rely on using the search bar at the top to find what you need.
Lastly, make sure you check your Google Trash and restore any files or folders you might need before they are permanently deleted.
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