Google Drive Blog: April 2016

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The latest news and updates from the Google Drive team.

Because your computer only has so much space

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Google Drive for Mac/PC — the app that syncs files on your computer with Google Drive — is an easy way to make sure your files are safe and accessible from anywhere. Today, some new features are rolling out that’ll make your syncing and sharing experience even better.
Select what you syncDrive can store terabytes (upon terabytes) but there’s a good chance your computer’s hard drive will run out of space if you sync everything. Fortunately, you can now select which folders or subfolders you want to sync — and deselect the ones you don’t. When you deselect a folder, it’ll be removed from your computer but still kept safely in Drive. And Drive shows you the size of each folder, so you'll know how much space you're freeing up.

Take care of shared files and folders After you sync your files, Drive makes it easy to move and delete items directly from your computer. But doing that with shared files can cause others to lose access. Now, Drive warns you when this might happen.

These updates are rolling out over the next week or so. As always, stay in touch on Google+ and Twitter to let us know what you think. Happy syncing! Posted by Aakash Sahney, Google Drive Product Manager

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Because your files should always be where you are

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Keeping your files in Google Drive means that you can access them from just about anywhere — on all your devices. Starting today, "anywhere" also includes the Android and iOS versions of Yahoo Mail and WhatsApp.
In the Yahoo Mail app, you can now add Drive files to your messages and replies. Just search for the file you want, grant access to your recipients, and it will be added to your email — no attachment needed.

In WhatsApp, you can attach documents from Drive to your messages.

These updates are rolling out over the next week or so. As always, stay in touch on Google+ and Twitter to let us know what you think.
Happy sharing!
Posted by Mike Procopio, Staff Software Engineer, Google Drive