Google has consistently and frequently improved its Chromebook platform. That includes adding a way for users to pin files and folders to the system shelf for easier access. And using that feature, ...

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Google is adding a new feature to its Files by Google app for Android phones to let users lock and hide private files in an encrypted folder. The new Safe folder feature is aimed at people who, for ...

Files by Google is one of the best file manager apps out there, and it might soon add a new feature that almost every smartphone user will appreciate – an encrypted folder protected by a PIN to store ...

If you’ve been sharing your smartphone with your kids so they can keep busy during the pandemic, this new feature from Google couldn’t have come soon enough. Google is rolling out “Safe Folder” for ...

In recent years, we’ve all wisely become more privacy-conscious, with more folks learning of and caring more about features like end-to-end encryption in messaging, but what about the sensitive files ...

The File Explorer on Windows is, undoubtedly, one of the most valuable features on a PC and it gets better with every new version of the Windows OS. A drawback, however, with Windows 11, was the ...

Google has announced a new PIN-protected safe folder for files. Designed to allow users to protect sensitive and personal files the folder is hidden behind a PIN. Google notes that given many people ...

You can pin applications and files to the Windows taskbar to allow you to access them quickly and easily. Pinning an application takes a few quick clicks while pinning a file is a more involved ...

Back in June, we spotted Google’s Files app working on a password-protected “Safe Folder.” This feature is now rolling out in beta, while the company reports 150 million monthly users. Files by Google ...

If you try to drag and drop the user folders to the Windows taskbar, you will find that you cannot or that they may merge with the Explorer icon and not maintain their identity. If you access your ...