Chromebook For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Chapter 7

Finding Your Files

IN THIS CHAPTER

Working with the Files app

Using external storage on your Chromebook

Migrating data from your Mac or PC

Setting up and using Google Drive

Although you might not install many applications on the Chromebook itself, you will likely have a need for some storage. For instance, you might want to download a file attachment from an email, or take a screen shot or capture some video footage or stills with your Chromebook’s camera. You need not only storage space for these files but also a way to gain access to them.

If you want to manage files on your Windows PC, you use Windows Explorer. If you use a Mac, you turn to the Finder. On a Chromebook, you use an app called Files. In this chapter, you learn how to navigate your Chromebook file system, how to add and use external storage, and how to set up and use Google Drive. Although you can consider the Chrome browser to be the gateway to the world of the Internet, Files is the gateway to your own content, wherever it may be on your Chromebook or in Google Drive.

Finding Files with the Files App ...