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1. #LINK TO GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER HOW TO#
2. #LINK TO GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER UPDATE#
3. #LINK TO GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER DOWNLOAD#

To construct a download URL we need the following components of the Google Drive link: select the link option displayed to the right (see screenshot below) then select Copy link from the pop-up box.Ĭreating a direct download URL for OverleafĪfter copying the Google Drive link (URL), paste it into a text editor of your choice-because we will use it to derive a direct download URL for use with Overleaf: a URL that Overleaf can use to download the Google Drive file and add it to your project.Īfter pasting the Google Drive link (URL) into a text editor you should see it has the following structure:.right-click on the file and choose Get link (see screenshot below) then select Copy link from the pop-up box, or.choose Copy link from the dialog box above (if still visible on your screen), or.Obtain a Google Drive link to your shared fileĪfter selecting the preferred link-sharing option, we need to obtain a copy of the Google Drive link (URL) to our shared file. Here, we’ll share the file with anyone who has the Google Drive link by changing the link-sharing setting from Restricted to Anyone with the link, as shown in the following screenshot taken from a desktop device (Windows laptop): From here you can choose to share that file with particular individuals/groups or make it available to anyone who has the appropriate Google Drive link.

#LINK TO GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER HOW TO#

The following screenshot, taken on a desktop PC, shows how to access the file-sharing and file-link options within Google Drive:Īfter you select the option to share the file, a Share with people and groups dialog box appears (see below). Next, you need to share that file, to make it accessible outside of Google Drive. Start by identifying a file stored in Google Drive that you want to upload into your Overleaf project: In case of difficulty, readers should, in the first instance, try to find and consult the most current documentation provided by the hosting service(s) they use, or seek out up-to-date articles or YouTube videos. Our team has tested this procedure and it worked for us but we cannot guarantee it be relevant to, or work for, everyone.

However, in this page we provide one way to convert Google Drive file-sharing URLs containing the resourcekey parameter to a direct download URL you can use with Overleaf.

#LINK TO GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER UPDATE#

However, due to the nature of this update it seems that not all users (or all their files) will be immediately affected by this change: some Google Drive users will see the resourcekey parameter, others might not.ĭue to such unpredictable changes, it’s impractical for Overleaf to provide consistently up-to-date and fully documented URL-conversion processes for Google Drive or similar services-such guidance could quickly become out-of-date and thus misleading. For example, in 2021 Google announced a Google Drive security update which added the resourcekey parameter to their file-sharing URLs. Notes and caveats on changes to Google-based servicesįile-hosting services, such as Google Drive, can, at any time, make changes to their services in particular, modifying the structure of link-sharing URLs. Once uploaded from Google Drive, the corresponding Overleaf project file(s) can be refreshed at any time to resync them with the latest version stored in Google Drive- the video below demonstrates how to do that.

In addition, you will need to create a suitable URL ( direct download link) which can be used to add each Google Drive file to your Overleaf projects: this article explains how to do that. Image files, or other file resources, located in your Google Drive account can be uploaded into your Overleaf projects using the From External URL feature-provided those Google Drive files have file-sharing enabled.