To install the Text Editor for Google Drive workspace add-on, you need to log in to your Google Drive, navigate to the add-on page on the Google Workspace Marketplace, and click on “Install” or “Domain Install” if you’re a Google Workspace admin looking to enable it for all users. Once installed, refresh your Google Drive page to start using the add-on.

To create a new text file, launch Google Drive in your browser and click on the “New” button located in the upper right corner. From the dropdown menu, select “More,” then choose “Text Editor for Google Drive.” A new blank text file will open up in the Text Editor for you to start working on.

To edit an existing text file, open Google Drive in your browser and locate the text file you want to modify. Select the file and choose “Text Editor for Google Drive” as the application to open the file with. This will enable you to make changes to your text document directly within Google Drive.

To make Text Editor for Google Drive your go-to editor for text files, do this:

1. Visit drive.google.com on your browser.
2. Click the Settings icon (looks like a small) on the top right.
3. Head over to settings and then click Manage Apps on the left.
4. Find and set Text Editor for Google Drive as the default editor. Here’s how it looks:
   

If you see that text file is not correct, you can recover it a previous version of the file through Google Drive:
Here’s how you can revert the file to an earlier version:

1. Open your Google Drive.
2. Locate the corrupted text file.
3. Right-click on the file and select Manage versions.
4. In the version history, look for a previous version that was working correctly.
5. Download that version by clicking on the three dots next to it and choosing Download.
6. Once downloaded, upload this version back to your Google Drive.