Can save chromebook downloaded files to cloud

From the Files window, click Downloads from the left panel. The files in this Downloads folder are stored locally on your Chromebook. To see how much of your meager allotment of local storage remains free, open the Downloads folder and then click the triple-dot button in the upper-right corner.

This opens a small panel that show's how many GBs you have left. Any file you download from the Web to a Chromebook gets saved to your Downloads folder. If you find an image online you want to save, for example, you can right-click on the image and choose Save image as and it gets saved to the Downloads folder. To delete a file, open the Downloads folder, click to select a file or files and then click the trashcan button in the upper-right corner.

Instead of deleting a file, you can free up local storage space by moving a file from the Downloads folder to the cloud. Actually, you can't move it as much as copy it and then go back and delete it. From the Downloads folder, click on a file and drag it to Google Drive listed in the left panel. This copies the file to Google Drive, leaving the original in the Downloads folder.

But once you have copied it to Google Drive, you can then go back and delete it from the Downloads folder to free up your local storage. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy , which we encourage you to read.

Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion. Matt Elliott. Find your Chromebook's local storage To view the files stored locally on your Chromebook, click the Launcher button in the lower-left corner of your Chromebook's display it's ChromeOS' version of the Windows Start button.

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