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You can access your documents in Google Drive wherever you go—on your computer, phone, or tablet. When you finish making your changes, Drive automatically syncs the latest changes. So if you open the same document from another device, all the changes you made appear. |
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In this section, you learn how to:
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2.1 Check your sync status
On the web
When you see Upload complete, your files have uploaded successfully and can be accessed in any browser or device that has Drive installed.
On your computer
Dragging files to a folder in Drive File Stream automatically uploads them to Drive on the web (though it might take a moment for files to sync). For details, see Move files to folders.
- Files with Sync
haven’t been uploaded to Drive yet.
- Files with Done
have uploaded successfully and can be accessed from Drive in any browser or from any device with Drive installed.
haven’t been uploaded to Drive yet.
2.2 Access your files from any device
After your files sync, you can access them from any browser or device.
| Browser or device | Requirements | How to access |
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 Web browser (any device) |
Install any web browser. | Go to drive.google.com. |
 Computer |
Install Drive File Stream from the Drive Help Center. For details, see Install Drive File Stream. | Click Drive File Stream   . |
 Mobile devices |
Install the Drive app from the Play Store (Android) or Apple® App Store® (Apple® iOS®). | Open the Drive app on your device. |
Internet outages and long plane rides shouldn’t prevent you from working in Drive.
Set up offline access so that the next time you don’t have internet access, you can view your documents, shuffle folders around, and edit files stored in Drive.
On the web
Chrome browser only
Set up offline access for Docs, Sheets, and Slides:
- Install the Google Docs Offline extension.
- In Drive, click Settings
Settings.
- In the Offline section, check the Create, open and edit your recent Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides files on this device while offline box.
- Click Done.
- Right-click a file and turn on Available offline.
To learn how to access files offline from your desktop or mobile, see Access stored Drive files without the internet.
On your computer
Set up offline access for PDFs, Microsoft Office files, and more on your desktop:
- Click Drive File Stream
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- Right-click the file or folder you want to access offline.
- Click Drive File Stream
For details, see Access your files.
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