For information about Google Drive, see the Google Help Center: Find files in Google Drive.
This article is for AODocs users. It explains how to:
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Locate files in standard Google Drive (without the AODocs Smartbar)
Search for files in Google Drive
1. In Google Drive, enter a keyword in the search bar and press Enter. A list of files and folders matching your keyword search appears.
2. Select a folder or any type of file. The path is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
3. You can also select a folder or a Google file, right-click and select File information > Show file location. When you do this:
- the path of the selected item is indicated above the list of files and folders
- the folder where the file is located opens with the file selected
Find where your current Google file is located in Google Drive
In your Google file (Google document, spreadsheet, presentation or drawing), you can click the title of the document and the name of the folder will appear next to it.
To view more document details:
1. Select File.
2. Select Document details.
The Document details dialog opens showing the document location, owner, date of creation and date of last modification.
Locate Google files in Google Drive with the AODocs Smartbar
As an AODocs user with the AODocs Smartbar installed, you can locate Google files in the Google editor using the breadcrumb at the top of the screen.
Note: The breadcrumb isn't available for non-Google files.
In Team Folders and Secured folders, when you open a file in Google Docs, Sheets, Slides or Drawings, you can click any element (including the root) to open the corresponding folder in Drive.
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In Document Management libraries, when you open a file in Google Docs, Sheets, Slides or Drawings, you can
- click the library name to open the library homepage in AODocs
- click the document name to open the document in AODocs
Note: The breadcrumb never contains intermediate folders for Document Management libraries.
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