In March of 2021, Google updated the search box in Google Drive<\/a> to change some operators you can use to search for files. If you’re using your Chromebook<\/a>, Android phone<\/a>, or desktop, these will make finding files easier since you’ll be able to filter the people involved with the files themselves. You can use these search terms to filter out to whom a file has been shared, who owns it, who you got it from, and who you sent it to.<\/p>\n To use the operators, enter them in the Search box at the top of Google drive, as demonstrated below.<\/p>\n Some of these operators existed before, but their function has slightly changed. The changes to the operators are as follows:<\/p>\n The changes are minor, but could make finding files significantly easier. According to Google, the intention here is to make the operators behave more consistently with user expectations. All end-users should have these changes in effect right now; there’s no need for anyone to do anything. They switched them on the server-side.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From $300 at Amazon<\/a> Convertible ChromeOS<\/p>\n If you’re going to be searching Drive, ChromeOS is the way to do it, and the Lenovo Duet is one of our favorite Chromebooks that you can buy today. This isn’t just a Chrome tablet because it comes with a keyboard case in the box! Go from a Netflix machine to a productivity powerhouse in the blink of an eye.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n In March of 2021, Google updated the search box in Google Drive to change some operators you can use to search for files. If you’re using your Chromebook, Android phone, or desktop, these will make finding files easier since you’ll be able to filter the people involved with the files themselves. You can use these search terms to filter out to whom a file has been shared, who owns it, who you got it from, and who you sent it to.<\/p>\n How to use operators to find files easier in Drive<\/p>\n To use the operators, enter them in the Search box at the top of Google drive, as demonstrated below.<\/p>\n Some of these operators existed before, but their function has slightly changed. The changes to the operators are as follows:<\/p>\n “from:” will now return files shared with you by the specified email address. Previously, it would have returned files owned by that email address.![](\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/sites\/androidcentral.com\/files\/styles\/large_wm_brw\/public\/article_images\/2021\/01\/google-drive-icon-1.jpg\"){kind=icon}
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