Chromebook Files

Once  you have opened your Chromebook and gotten over your awe at how fast it booted up, you might wonder what to do about files.  Hopefully, this will help.

Q: “How do I get my files on to my Chromebook?”  

A: First off, your Chromebook can access all files that you have saved in your Google Drive, so you don't NEED to move files to it...Plus, most files that are not already in Google Drive might not work on the Chromebook.

Buuuuuut, if you REALLY want to move files to the Chromebook, you can do so by doing one of the following two options.

Option 1

1) Open up Google Drive on your PC.

2) Click New, then Upload File.  The files will then show up in your Google Drive.

3) Open up Drive on your Chromebook.

4) Right click on the file you wish to download

5) Click on Download

Option 2

1. Save your PC files to a USB jump drive or an SD card
2. Plug the USB jump drive or SD card into your Chromebook
3. Open the Files app
4. Copy and paste the needed files from the USB jump drive or SD card into the Downloads folder.