Users of Google Drive who may not always have Internet access can now create and edit drawings and have access to their other files stored on the cloud-based service with a new automatic offline sync feature.
In a Google+ post, Google said it may take time for all users of Google Drive to see the changes, which it said are now being rolled out. The feature is available for Google's Chrome browser.
"If you've set up Google Drive offline, you can now create and edit drawings offline. In addition, all of your Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides will now be automatically available offline (space permitting), so you won't have to worry about remembering that specific file before catching your flight!" it said.
However, Google reiterated only one Google account per Chrome profile can set up offline access to Drive.
"If you are unable to set up offline access because another user has already done so, you can create a new Chrome profile and then follow the above steps to add offline access for your account," it said.
A separate article on “PC World” added a user must enable offline access for the feature to work.
“PC World” also said that if a user edits a document offline on one computer while someone else edits the online version, "Drive will combine the text from both documents once you’re back online."
"You won’t lose any text this way, but you may have to edit down the combined work," it added. – KDM, GMA News
