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9.11. Find & Recover Files

Directions: There are four options to view the resources below: try it, view it, watch it, or print it. Click the drop down menu titled "Try-it interactive" to select your preferred viewing method. Then, click start.


9 STEPS

1. The first step is to open Google Drive and click Search in Drive at the top

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2. Type the title of the file you are looking for or keywords you think are in the file name .Press Enter.

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3. If you still can't find your file, click the dropdown arrow to the right of the search bar for a more advanced search.

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4. "Type" will allow you to narrow down to the file type you are searching for. Click the arrow.

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5. Scroll and click your desired file type to search for

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6. You can also search by owner. 

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7. We will search in Owned by me . If you are searching for a file created by someone else, click "specific person" and search by their name.

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8. Click Search Google Drive

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9. That's it. You're done. Your desired file should show up in the search results.

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Here's an interactive tutorial

https://www.iorad.com/player/1716171/Google-Drive---Finding---Recover-files




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