7 best ways to find files in Google Drive | Young Professionals
- File title
- File contents
- Items featured in pictures, PDF files, or other files stored on your Drive.
You can also sort and filter search results.
Search for your files
- Sign into drive.google.com.
- At the top, type a word or phrase into the search box.
- On your keyboard, press Enter.
Filter your Drive results
To find files more easily in Drive, you can narrow search results by filtering them.
- Go to drive.google.com.
- At the top, type a word or phrase into the search box.
- To narrow your search, click the Down arrow
.
- Fill out any of the following sections:
- Type: File types such as documents, images, or PDFs.
- Date modified: The date a file was last edited.
- Item name: Searches only for the title of the file.
- Has the words: Searches for words and phrases within documents.
- Owner: The person the file belongs to.
- Shared with: Who can view, comment, or edit the file.
- Located in: Whether the file is in "Trash," or "Starred," for example.
- Follow up: If the file has action items assigned to you, or suggestions in files you own.
- At the bottom, click Search.

