Instead of a traditional search and manual review of the results in Drive, ask Gemini to find specific info or files. Because Gemini understands natural language, you can search with everyday phrases instead of exact file names or keywords.
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Retrieve files based on content
To find files based on their content, you can use Gemini to help you locate files easily when you don't recall the title.
- On your computer, go to drive.google.com.
- At the top right, click Ask Gemini
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- In the side panel, enter a prompt like:
- “Show me all presentations about the Q4 marketing campaign”
- "In the @Project Phoenix folder, list all the budgeting spreadsheets”