Clicking this will enable the information panel, which shows you useful information about the file or folder you are looking at. Clicking the arrow will allow you to create new folders in My Drive or upload documents or files.Īnother icon of note is the information icon (i in a grey circle). Now, there is a tab that says My Drive with a gray arrow beside it. When the new Drive loads you will notice that the menu bar that goes across the top of the screen has been enlarged and the icons have changed slightly. Should that not work, you may have to wait a few weeks or talk to your account admin as they may not have enabled the update.

If you don’t see the option to upgrade to the new Drive, try signing out of your account and then signing in again. The app will reload with the new version.

Pressing the Settings cog at the top-right.

If the overall look of Google Drive hasn’t changed for you yet, you may be able to trigger the update by: If you use Google Drive, there is a good chance that the update is available now, so here is a brief overview of the latest changes to Drive. By mid July, the new version had started to roll out to users around the world, with many being asked if they would like to try the updated version. In late June, Google announced that they would be introducing a new version of Google Drive in the near future.

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