Keep in mind that this option will un-sync all your files at once, rather than the one-by-one method mentioned in the previous section. Once you click this you’ll be taken to a secondary confirmation window, where you’ll need to click “Disable Offline” one last time. Scroll down to settings, where you’ll see the option for “Offline sync”. If you want to disable Offline syncing directly from Chrome or your Chromebook, get back into the Drive main page, and then click the menu on the side.

Once these are pulled down, you’ll be able to freely edit and save any file without a connection to the Internet. If you want to make offline files work without downloading an extra program on your PC, the same effect as above can also be achieved through Google’s flagship Internet browser: Chrome. Once Chrome is installed ( download link here), you’re going to need to find the Google Drive application in the Chrome app store. Select the second choice, and scroll through to either enable or disable any files or folders you want attached to your current desktop. The first section of the Preferences page will give you the option to either sync “Everything in My Drive”, or “Only These Folders”. If you don’t want to sync the entirety of your library all at once, you can alter which files or folders are saved by clicking the Drive taskbar icon, and then selecting “Preferences” from the following menu. Once Drive is installed, you need to sign in on the account that you want to use offline files with. After the sign-in operation is complete, the app will automatically begin syncing your available files to the desktop, and any that have been brought in from the cloud will immediately be available for full local access and offline editing rights.

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