We all have storage problems. So we may have to delete some precious memories. But when people started using cloud storage, the storage problem almost vanished. The famous cloud storages include Google Drive, One Drive, Dropbox, iCloud, and more. We can upload our media in these cloud storage and access them with any other device. Google Drive is one of the famous and most used cloud storage used worldwide. But it also has some problems. Are you struggling with those? Here are the top 10 issues in Google Drive and solutions to fix them.
1. Older Version
After uploading our document files into Google Drive, we will give editing permissions to someone. After some days, we or anyone with permission can make changes to the file. You can quickly get the older version. Google Drive will always have the edit history. To check the version history, go to file and click on version history. Now you can see the version history. The version history will be on the right side. You can look through them. If you have a non-google file, right-click and tap on manage versions. You can download your previous versions(up to 100).
2. Disappearing
Sometimes you are Google Drive file may disappear. Suppose it is an important file, you have to find it. If no one has access except you, check your trash folder. If it is available there right click on the file and restore it. Now you can see your file in the original location. If you can’t find it, search your file with the date and any other name. If your Google Drive account is associated with a school or a workspace, the administrator may see all your deleted files for 30 days. So you can ask them to recover it.
3. Printing Problems
Sometimes you may face issues while printing files from Google Drive. If any, check the updates of your printer software and browser. Sometimes the browser extensions may be the reason for the printing issues. So disable them. If all of these don’t work, download your file in PDF format and print the file from PDF software.
4. Out Of Storage
We store all our photos, documents, spreadsheets, and more files in Google Drive. One day, Google Drive will also run out of space. What can we do then? There are some ways to fix it. You can delete the unwanted data. Initially, you can get 15 GB of storage. If you can’t delete anything, you can buy up to 100 GB to 2 TB of data.
5. Downloading Difficulties
When you try to download multiple files simultaneously, it will take so long. To fix this issue, open the system files in your Chrome and tap on Google Drive. You can transfer the media to your storage. On the computer, you can use the backup and sync program from Google. You can use this program to sync your drive storage and computer storage.
6. Quick Access
The Quick access panel provides file suggestions at the top. So that you can easily access the recent files, but if you don’t like it, you can disable it. Go to settings, scroll, and click on suggestions. Now uncheck the box near it. Boom! The Quick access panel has vanished now.
7. Syncing Problems
Users may save some files offline. For doing this, they will use backup and sync. However, whenever you make changes in offline mode, they will be updated when you are online. But you may face some issues, if any, try to disconnect and connect the Google Drive again. Restart the back and sync, or try to uninstall and install again.
8. Cannot Open The File
Sometimes you cannot open a file. It is because you are not allowed to do it. That is, you don’t have permission. To fix this, request the file owner to give you access. When they grant you, the files can be opened.
9. Can’t Sign In
If you cannot sign in to your Google Drive, disable the proxy and check the internet options. You can also choose a different browser like Opera or reinstall your browser. Make sure that cookies are allowed for Google drive, because some antivirus may have deleted the cookies. And also, clear the cache from your browser.
10. Video Processing Error
When you try to open an uploaded video from Google Drive, you may have seen the message, “We are processing your video; please try again later.” It is because there are some issues. Maybe the file size is a too large, or poor network connection. You may fix this issue by reducing your file size. If you still face the problem, clear the browser data, update your browser, and try again later.