Hey everyone, I’ve been struggling with this for a while—trying to edit files directly from Google Drive without downloading them every time. It’s especially annoying when I’m juggling multiple projects and my laptop storage fills up fast. I’m wondering if anyone has figured out a smoother way to work with Drive files like they’re just on a local drive. I feel like there has to be an easier workflow I’m missing.
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Oh, I totally get what you mean! I used to download everything locally too, which became a huge mess. What helped me was actually using a tool mapping google drive to file explorer https://mac.eltima.com/mount-google-drive-windows/ so it behaves like a virtual drive on my computer. I can open, edit, and save files directly without clogging up my storage. It feels like the files are just sitting on my hard drive, but they stay synced in the cloud, which is a total game-changer for workflow.