Geng Started with Google Drive
Soware: Google Drive Plaorm: Mac/PC
Overview
Google Drive is an application suite and storage space that lets you create different kinds of documents,
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Web view
To log into LCdrive, navigate to
lcdrive.lclark.edu and enter your LC
login and password. When you log
into LCdrive, you will be brought
to the home screen. This screen
displays a list of your documents,
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navigation pane, sorting options, and
search bar.
To sort your documents list, expand the Sort 
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ways.
• My Drive
Trash. You can choose to automatically sync the contents of “My Drive” with a Google Drive folder on
your computer.
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• Starred shows you only items that you’ve marked with a star.
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• Activity displays everything that has been edited recently. This view includes anything that you’ve
created, that has been shared with you, or that you’ve clicked the link to open.
• All Items displays all of your items, excluding those in the Trash.
• Trash includes all the items in the trash. You can only move items that you own to the trash. For items
you don’t own, you can select Remove from the More menu.
Grid view mode
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These small images can help you see all of your content without having to open each individual item. To
enter grid view, click the grid icon in the top right of Google Drive on the web. Switch back
to list view at any time by clicking the list icon.
To create a doc, click the red Create button in the upper left of your documents list.
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Google Drive for Mac/PC
Google Drive for your Mac/PC is an application that installs a folder on your computer not unlike other
folders on your computer. Except for one big difference: automatic syncing with Google Drive on the
web.Google Drive for your Mac/PC behaves like any other folder on your computer, so that you can
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available even when you don’t have an Internet connection.
The difference with Google Drive for your Mac/PC is that any changes you make locally in this folder are
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How storage is counted in LCdrive
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your 5GB storage limit.
Items that don’t count toward your storage limit include:
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 Empty folders
 Files that others have shared with you
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ownership if it makes more sense for someone else to own it.
About the Google Drive viewer
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