Articles tagged "File management & storage"

How to free up space in your Google account

Find large files in Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos to free up storage space.

How to convert image to text with Google Drive

Here's how to use Google's built-in optical character recognition (OCR) tool to convert image to text.

How to automatically email files to Google Drive

When you're on the go or using a shared computer, the easiest way to save files is to email them to yourself. But what if you could email those files to Google Drive instead and automatically save them with the rest of your files?

Edit, convert, and parse PDF files with PDF.co

PDF files are useful for preserving document formatting, and that's where the user-friendliness ends. Learn how to use PDF.co and Zapier to parse PDF files.

How to copy a folder in Google Drive

Google Drive doesn't include an option to duplicate a folder and all of its files—but there's a workaround. Here's how to do it.

The 10 best cloud storage apps in 2024

It's more than your digital junk in a box. Our lives are in the cloud. Here's how to choose the best cloud storage app for you.

How to generate a Dropbox direct download link

It's pretty easy to get a direct download link for your Dropbox files. All you have to do is copy the normal share link and tweak it a bit.

How to recover deleted files from Google Drive

If you deleted a Google Drive file less than 30 days ago, here's how to restore it.

How to automatically save email attachments in Dropbox

Don't get bogged down in your inbox trying to search for that one PDF with the filename you can't remember. Instead, simply forward an email to a custom email address to automatically tuck away your attachments in Dropbox.

How to save Google Docs to Dropbox

Google Drive and Dropbox are both great places to store files, but sometimes you're going to want to move a file that's in Google Docs over to Dropbox.