What is Google Shared Drive (Team Drive)?

Google Shared Drives, previously called Team Drives, are collective storage spaces where teams can store and share files and folders, ensuring that the files belong to the team rather than individuals. This setup prevents the loss and confusion of files when team members leave and allows administrators to control file movements, maintaining organizational consistency.

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Save emails to Google Drive – filename format for attachments

How you organize and name your files will have a big impact on your ability to find those files later and to understand what they contain. You should be consistent and descriptive in naming and organizing files so that it is obvious where to find specific data and what the files contain. File names for […]

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Save Emails to Google Drive – save settings

When you save email conversations to your Google Drive, you can select from the following options: Save each conversation in a separate file Merge conversations into one file Save only attachments Save each conversation in a separate file When you select this option, each email conversation will be saved in a separate PDF file. All […]

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Save emails to Google Drive – export formats

The Portable Document Format (PDF) is an open file format developed by Adobe in the 1990s to present documents, including text formatting and images. Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is the standard markup language for creating web pages and web applications. Plain text is used for much e-mail. Electronic Mail Format (EML) for electronic mail or email, is a file extension for an email message saved to a file in the Internet Message Format protocol for electronic mail messages.

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How to restore emails from cloud app’s email backup

It is assumed that you have created a Gmail backup to another cloud app as shown: Here are short instructions on how to create restore of cloud app’s email backup to Gmail: Start synchronization wizard to sync two cloud accounts Click on cloud app where email was backed up, i.e. Google Drive, so click Google […]

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Understanding Google Shared Drives and how to sync them

Google Shared Drives are designed to ensure that a team has a centralized location for files, which are owned by the organization rather than an individual, allowing for ongoing access even as team members change. The main benefits of using Google Shared Drives include file longevity, adaptable accessibility, and options for both streamlined and custom sharing, facilitating collaboration and maintaining file continuity.

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