Being a cloud storage, to use it, you need to be online. But as we all know, sometimes that is easier said than done. Users in this neck of the woods have the bad internet to deal with if any at all. So how can you use Google Drive without an internet connection?
For Computer
If you aren’t connected to a Wi-Fi or mobile network, you can still view and edit files, including:
Google Docs Google Sheets Google Slides
You must be connected to the Internet. Use the Google Chrome browser. Don’t use incognito mode. Install and enable Google Docs offline Chrome extension. Make sure you have enough free space on your device to save your files.
To open your Google Drive files offline, To work on files offline from a computer, learn how to install Backup and Sync.
For Android
If you aren’t connected to a Wi-Fi or mobile network, you can still view and edit files, including:
Google Docs Google Sheets Google Slides
For iPhone or iPad
If you aren’t connected to a Wi-Fi or mobile network, you can still view and edit files, including: To find files you saved for offline access
Google Docs Google Sheets Google Slides
To find the files you’ve saved for offline viewing As you might have noticed, you first need an internet connection to make those files available offline before you can fall off the grid and still have access to them.
