Drive Anywhere

Drive Anywhere

One click unlocks a faster, more convenient dashboard for your Google Drive files with this free browser extension!

What is Drive Anywhere?
Drive Anywhere is a Chrome extension that greatly enhances the functionality and accessibility of your Google Drive. With a single click, it allows users to open a view of their Drive files and folders in the current page. It permits bulk actions including moving, renaming, and deleting multiple files. It allows quick drag'n'drop uploads and enables users to fetch, open, edit, move, and rename files directly. It maintains regular Drive features like searching and favoriting and even allows easy switching between accounts. Drive Anywhere sorts files based on title, owner and last modification as well.
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By: Tragic
Users: 1,000+
Rating: 3.65 (17)
Version: 2.0.3 (Last updated: 2021-06-19)
Creation date: 2014-09-26
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • identity
  • *://*.google.com/
  • *://ssl.gstatic.com/
  • *://www.google-analytics.com/
  • *://*.googleapis.com/
Size: 705.54K
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Summary

** THE NEW VERSION IS VERIFIED WITH GOOGLE AND WORKING **

  • We appreciate everyone's patience as we worked through the verification issues with Google -

Drive Anywhere enables you to create, open, edit, move, rename, or delete files in your Google Drive account without leaving your current page. One click will pop open a view of your Drive files and folder, and from there you can work away:

  • Move, rename, delete multiple files at once * Boosts the power of Drive in your browser by allowing bulk actions on files.

  • Drag’n’drop upload * Simply drag and drop to quickly upload new files or folders to your account.

  • Open, edit, move, and rename files now * Save time and reduce tabs by opening Drive files in your current window for quicker access and collaboration.

  • Search, favorite, and other Drive features available *

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User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Offers direct one-click access to Google Drive, preventing the need to keep a Drive tab open full time.
  • Pairs well with other extensions like Checker Plus for Gmail and Google Calendar.
  • It improves the accessibility and management of Google Drive files, saving several clicks or keystrokes.
  • Features like drag to upload and quick view from the browser are appreciated.
  • It's particularly beneficial for Chromebook users.
Cons
  • Some users experienced issues with it not functioning or doing nothing after logging in.
  • There are complaints about having to click the 'launch drive anywhere' button every time on open.
  • One user wished for a sorting functionality to organize the files and folders within the Drive.
Most mentioned
  • One-click access to Google Drive files.
  • Easier management and organization of Drive files.
  • Pairs well with Checker Plus for Gmail and Calendar.
  • Users experienced functionality issues.
  • The need to click 'launch drive anywhere' button each time.
Recent reviews
Useful but why do you have to click the "launch drive anywhere" button every time on opening? And should be able to quickly open the drive website from the extension...I don't have any avatar displayed to click on
by Jamie Lennox Jamie Lennox, 2021-06-14

As of January 2021, this extension doesn't work. The following error message is given when trying to add to Chrome: This app is blocked This app tried to access sensitive info in your Google Account. To keep your account safe, Google blocked this access.
by Kenny Jahng Kenny Jahng, 2021-01-27

Does literally nothing. Tells me I've successfully logged in and then does nothing. Tried closing down chrome and re-launching and still does nothing. removing now.
by stefan ketola stefan ketola, 2018-06-25
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Safety
Risk impact

Drive Anywhere is very risky to use and it requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Avoid installing this extension unless you absolutely trust this publisher.

Risk likelihood

Drive Anywhere has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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