Work on Google Drive files offline on your Pixelbook

When using Google Drive with your Pixelbook, some of your recently used Google Docs, Sheets and Slides may be automatically saved to your device, so that you can continue working on them without an Internet connection.

Note: To also enable the offline use of Google Calendar and Gmail, see this article.

Working on a Google Drive file offline

When your device isn't connected to the Internet:

1. From your Chrome browser, open Google Docs, Sheets or Slides.
2. Find the file that you'd like to work on, and double-click or tap it to open. (If the file is greyed-out, it's not available offline.)
3. Work on your file. Any changes will sync to Google Drive the next time that your device connects to the Internet.

Learn more about working with Docs, Sheets and Slides offline.

Make specific files available offline

When you use Google Drive offline, only your most recent files will be automatically saved offline. To manually choose files to save for offline use:

1. From your Chrome browser, open Google Docs, Sheets or Slides.
2. On the file that you want to use offline, right-click or long-press.
3. Select Available offline.
4. Once the file is available offline, you'll see a tick next to the file name.

Using other files offline

To see other file types that are saved to your device, such as a JPEG or PDF that you downloaded from the Internet:

1. In laptop mode: At the corner of your screen, select the Launcher Up arrow .
   In tablet mode: Go to your home screen. To get there, tap the Launcher at the corner of your screen.
2. Select Files .
3. On the left, select Google Drive Offline.

Stop seeing files offline

To free up hard drive space, you can delete the offline versions of your files:

1. Go to drive.google.com/drive/settings.
2. In the 'Offline' area, untick the box.

You'll still see your files in Google Drive when you're connected to the Internet.

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