Here’re a few other things should should know about file version in Google Drive. However, if you right-click the file in Google Drive, choose Managed Versions, select the 3-dot vertical menu and check Keep Forever, your hidden file would be around fover. Google Drive, by default, stores the previous version of any file for 30 days and then deletes them. This video tutorial describes the steps in detail. Also, if someone double clicks the file to open it, all they’ll see is an image preview. Google Drive will automatically update the thumbnail of the file to that of the most recent vesion. Now rename the original file to, say, image.jpg - you can give any file name and extension.Choose Upload New Version and upload another file - say an unsuspecting photograph of a building.After the file is uploaded, right-click the file in Drive and choose Manage Versions.
Go to and upload the file that you wish to hide from other users.The old PDF file would still be available in Google Drive though hidden in plain sight. Here’s a step-by-step guide. The file versions can be of different mime types so you can upload a PDF file first and then replace it with an image or a video file. Even if you are on the latest version of the Google Photos app, it seems that the Locked Folder option will appear after a server-side update seeps through the Google Play Services Framework.Google Drive allows you to store multiple versions of a file and if you upload a new version of a file, the previous version is preserved as well. Some users have reported a notification letting them know of the feature’s arrival. If you’re on a non-Pixel Android phone, you might not see the option right away.
The feature is accessed by opening Google Photos and tapping on the “Library” tab, then on “Utilities” and scrolling down to “Locked Folder”. From here, you can only view whatever you stored, and you won’t be allowed to share, screenshot, or screen record any of the content unless it’s removed back out of the Locked Folder. Locked Folder is a secure on-device folder where you can store private (yeah, uh huh) pictures and videos and they won’t be uploaded to Google Photos. As initially reported by Android Police, the feature is now rolling out non-Google Pixel devices. In the June Pixel Feature Drop, Google introduced “Locked Folder” within the Google Photos app to Pixel devices.