The drive folder is opened as follows:
- Choose "Open Drive folder" at the top left of the app, or open "Invantive Drive" in Windows File Explorer.
- Open a folder to see its files. The names, sizes and dates show at once. The content is not downloaded yet.
The files are used as any other file:
- Open a file to download it. File Explorer shows the progress for a large file.
- Save a file that was changed. The drive uploads it when it is closed. "Sync activity" shows the upload.
- Create a folder, rename or move an item. The platform is asked first. When the platform refuses, the item stays where it was, and "Notifications" tells why.
- Delete an item. The platform is asked first. When it accepts, the item is removed in the platform too.
- Choose "Always keep on this device" in the context menu of a file to keep its content on the computer. Choose "Free up space" to remove the downloaded content again.
- Choose "Open online" in the context menu of an item to open it in the browser, on the platform.
- Press F5 in a folder to read it again from the platform.
Creating, renaming and deleting work only when changes are allowed. See [[Invantive Drive/Procedures/Allow Changes in the Platforms|Allow Changes in the Platforms]].
With the setting "Show the status of Invantive Drive in Explorer", File Explorer shows at the start of the address bar whether the drive is up to date. See [[Invantive Drive/Configuration|Configuration]].