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I need some advice on data management between my laptop and my GDrive; as I'm running out of space on the SSD of the laptop.
I own a 64 bit, Lenovo Flex6 14 ARR - laptop with a 256 GB SSD; I'm running Windows 10; My applications are exclusively with a desktop version of MS Office and online browsing, mostly on Chrome.
I made a one time purchase MS Office with a discount from my university and it is much less costly than the yearly payment for Office 365.
I've also purchased (leasing really) 1 TB of backup storage capability on my GDrive for backup.
I created a desktop icon for Gdrive and moved all my data files and documents and photos onto the GDrive; and I work exclusively on those documents in the GDrive...I thought.
But...those data files are still taking up space on the SSD...and, naturally, I'm running out of space on the SSD - and the machine is starting to crawl; rather than blazing like it used to do. I'm guessing the backup and sync GDrive application is duplicating the files on the SSD.
I spoke to a Google One person and they said that I needed to abandon MS Office and work with Google docs; and disable the Sync. I'd prefer not to abandon Office as Office is a more robust platform for working on documents (word, excell, powerpoint) than Google Docs.
I think the problem is mirroring the GDrive to my laptop. So when I create a file in "GDrive" I'm actually creating it on the SSD and then Google is backing up and Syncing it in GDrive. I'm not sure I need to do this to be able to use MS Office.
I need advice on how (if possible) to continue to use MS Office with files that exclusively reside in the cloud. I realize that when I don't have internet access, which is never, that I won't be able to access those files.
I'm guessing what I need to do is disable the sync function in GDrive...but will MS Office still be able to work on those files?
