Google Drive has a new productivity hack feature that allows Workspace users to search files easier and more efficiently by using various filters, such as locations, file types, and more.
UKRAINE - 2020/10/06: In this photo illustration a Google Drive logo seen displayed on a smartphone.
Google Drive Productivity Hack: Search Filters
If you are a frequent user of Google Drive, much more if it is part of your daily workload, then you might find looking for files in the platform to be a little difficult and inefficient for the lack of wide-ranging filters.
At the end of the day, typing down a set of keywords is not enough when you are searching from hundreds if not thousands of files on the cloud storage platform of Google.
As per a news story by The Verge, the new "search chips" feature of Google Drive, which allows users to easily access a wide range of search filters, is rolling out to everyone, including Business and Basic G Suite users.
The news outlet noted that the search feature first saw the light of day way back in November 2021.
Google Drive Search Chips Feature
This time around, though, it would be released as a stable feature on Workspace starting Feb. 15.
It is worth noting that the "search chips" feature is gradually rolling out to all users, according to a recent report by Tom's Guide. So, you may not find this feature just yet on your Google Drive, but it should be there in a couple of days or weeks.
The Verge also said that "search chips" is not an entirely new feature in the Google ecosystem. In fact, Gmail users might have been utilizing the productivity tools for a time now since it debuted on the email service last 2020.
KRAKOW, POLAND - 2018/10/11: In this photo illustration, the Google drive logo is seen displayed on an Android mobile phone.
On top of that, Drive has had a search filtering option before, but it is hidden in a dropdown tab. Not to mention that it only provided limited filters to choose from.
Now, power users of Google Drive could efficiently search through their files on the cloud storage site using "search chips.
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How to Search Google Drive Files by Various Filters
Without any further ado, here's how to search Google Drive Files using various filter options, step by step.
- Open Google Drive on your desktop web browser.
- Then, enter the keyword of the file you are looking for on the search bar.
- Next, toggle the filters bar found right below the search bar.
It is to note that there are various filters to choose from, including location, file type, last modified date, whom the file was shared with, and more.
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Written by Teejay Boris
