If you don’t want to use Drive version control, you can select “keep as separate file.” As you upload more copies, you can see the full version history of your MS Office file. Use Version Control. If you re-upload a MS Office file with the exact same name, Drive will auto-save a separate version of the original file.

To avoid change this default behavior, select the gear icon within the Google Drive app and uncheck the box for convert uploads. Option #1 – Work from the web interface (Not ideal)ĭisable Convert Uploads. By default, Google Drive will convert your MS Office files to a Google Doc. For heavy MS Office users, see the below information for how to enjoy interoperability while working with files in both Microsoft Office and Google Drive. Many of our customers have employees who spend the majority of their day using Excel/Word cannot consider replacing those products with Sheets/Docs. Google Drive File Stream offers a convenient way of working with Microsoft Office and Google Drive files without converting to Google Docs.

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