Google Drive is a handy place to store your data, and it comes with a regular Gmail account. You can get more out of it by tying it to Windows File Explorer.

These files will be accessible in the separate Google Photos web portal, not Google Drive. The final screen in this setup process shows you how Google Drive is integrated into File Explorer or Finder.

Windows File Explorer does the job, but just barely. No quick previews, clunky cloud access, and tedious bulk operations mean daily file management is harder than it needs to be. These free add ...

Check out some of the best File Explorer Add-ons to improve productivity and file management in Windows 11/10.