Add items to Starred
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2024 4:09 am
Choose where you want to save your shortcut and click Add.
Screenshot of Google Drive with a menu for selecting a shortcut location
Voila! You’ve got an easily accessible shortcut that saves you a whole lot of searching.
Screenshot of a shortcut to a document in Google Drive
Bonus: You can easily navigate to the location phone code panama of the original file by right-clicking on the shortcut, going to File information, and then clicking Show file location. That way, even if the file is moved, you can always find it using your shortcut.
Screenshot of Google Drive with the options menu for showing a file location
The Starred tab lets you easily access important or frequently used items from one place. You can think of it as your Bookmarks on Google Drive. Here’s how you add items to the tab:
Right-click on the file or folder you want to add to the Starred tab, then select Organize, then Add to starred.
Screenshot of Google Drive with the options menu for adding a file to starred
A star will appear next to the file, so you know it’s been added to the tab.
Open the Starred tab in your navigation panel and you’ll find all the files and folders you’ve starred. It’s as easy as that!
Screenshot of Google Drive, showing the Starred tab in the the navigation panel open
Organize your Google Drive
If you don’t have the time (or, frankly, the desire) to tidy up your Drive, we can’t blame you. We all get busy, we have more important things to do. That’s why the following tricks are among our favorites for saving time when using Google Drive.
Screenshot of Google Drive with a menu for selecting a shortcut location
Voila! You’ve got an easily accessible shortcut that saves you a whole lot of searching.
Screenshot of a shortcut to a document in Google Drive
Bonus: You can easily navigate to the location phone code panama of the original file by right-clicking on the shortcut, going to File information, and then clicking Show file location. That way, even if the file is moved, you can always find it using your shortcut.
Screenshot of Google Drive with the options menu for showing a file location
The Starred tab lets you easily access important or frequently used items from one place. You can think of it as your Bookmarks on Google Drive. Here’s how you add items to the tab:
Right-click on the file or folder you want to add to the Starred tab, then select Organize, then Add to starred.
Screenshot of Google Drive with the options menu for adding a file to starred
A star will appear next to the file, so you know it’s been added to the tab.
Open the Starred tab in your navigation panel and you’ll find all the files and folders you’ve starred. It’s as easy as that!
Screenshot of Google Drive, showing the Starred tab in the the navigation panel open
Organize your Google Drive
If you don’t have the time (or, frankly, the desire) to tidy up your Drive, we can’t blame you. We all get busy, we have more important things to do. That’s why the following tricks are among our favorites for saving time when using Google Drive.