Monday, January 29, 2018

New to Drive: Search for Files in Specified Folders

New Search Feature in Google Drive
You can now search for files within just a specific folder and its subfolders.

Note: This feature only works on folders within your My Drive or Team Drive. To search folders shared with you, move them to your My Drive first.

There are several options for accessing this new search feature:

Option 1: Right click on the folder as it appears in the center area:
(Control + Click on a Mac)
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Option 2: Click the drop arrow that as appears next to the folder on the folder Breadcrumb Trail:
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Option 3: Right click the folder as it appears in the left navigation bar:
(Control + Click on a Mac)
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With each of the above options, a search box will appear where you can type in your search terms. The search results will then appear below.
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See video for step-by-step directions.

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