In the beginning, Chromebooks weren’t really meant to manage files. It’s tough to even remember now, but in the earliest incarnation of Chrome OS, way back in the Paleolithic era of 2010 ...

As of the latest Chrome OS Canary, this flag creates a new hidden folder called “.Trash” located in “My files.” In the coming days though, the folder is being relocated to Downloads/.Trash ...

The new Files app is now live by default in Chrome OS 84. Google loves iterating on software design, but it often takes some time for its new ideas to trickle down to all its products.

If you don’t want to install Chrome OS Canary to try out the feature, just wait another month or so. Network File Share support should be available to all users when Chrome OS stable rolls out ...

For those who regularly delete files only to change their minds, it's possible to enable a Trash folder to Chrome OS to serve as a way station on the road toward permanent good-bye. I have a habit ...

Google is debuting the latest version of Chrome OS, with features such as autocorrect, PDF readers, RGB controls, and even OneDrive for use with Microsoft 365 apps.

That said, it’s not all good news. Reportedly, it’s not yet possible to delete Dropbox files from the Chrome OS Files app, nor can you copy over entire folders into Dropbox.

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