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I have Google Drive installed. I'd like to open local Office files inside Google Drive directly in Google Drive, that would save me an expensive subscription to Microsoft 365 Office suit. I don't want to do this from the browser, rather from the regular Windows 11 File explorer. Hence, how to do that, I could not find an answer online.

  1. Files are stored/synced/streamed using Google Drive on my computer - meaning there is a corresponding file saved in the cloud (using Google Drive)
  2. I want to open these files ending with docx or xlsx using the appropriate Google Drive programme online. Not as a copy, but just as a synced files as they are.

Any help appreciated.

EDIT: on Google I searched for ways to open files locally, but all I could find were ways to open files local files from within Google Drive (web-based) by uploading them. I found no way to just double-click on a docx file on my computer (in a Drive folder) and that it opens in the browser as a Google Docs rendered file.

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  • Could you please edit your question to show what you've searched for when you could not find an answer online? I found something that might work, but I don't know what you've tried so far, so don't know if it's worth writing an answer for.
    – Saaru Lindestøkke
    Commented Nov 24, 2022 at 11:54
  • Did this article help you? webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/9617/…
    – Ceasar
    Commented Nov 25, 2022 at 1:58
  • I see a similar question is being asked, but the question was asked over 12 years ago, so I guess things have moved on. The accepted answer seems to be outdated, and other answers as well. So far no solution.
    – Thieme Hennis
    Commented Nov 25, 2022 at 10:19
  • The question from Web Applications that is 12 years old was not related to Office files and most of the responses were link only and most of those the links are broken, obsolete or the content have changed to much. The question requires too much work to be "updated" so I closed it (I'm a mod in Web Applications.
    – Wicket
    Commented Feb 10, 2023 at 8:05
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    Does this answer your question? How to open doc, ppt, or xls files with Google Drive with double clicks from my desktop?
    – Wicket
    Commented Feb 10, 2023 at 8:24

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Use this Chrome extension from Google Office Editing for Docs, Sheets & Slides

Once the extension is installed, Office files that you drag into Chrome, open in Gmail, Google Drive, and more, will be opened in Docs, Sheets, and Slides for viewing and editing.

According to the Chrome Webstore Listing for this Chrome extension, it was updated on January 23, 2023.

Note: Few moments ago I found this answer to How to open doc, ppt, or xls files with Google Drive with double clicks from my desktop? that suggest the same Chrome extension.

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