How to automatically email files to Google Drive

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When you're on the go or using a shared computer, one of the easiest ways to save files is to email them to yourself. When you're back in front of your own computer, you probably upload them to Google Drive. There are a few problems with this scenario. First, you have to actually remember to do it (we all get waylaid by our to-do lists). And second, scrolling through your emails is time-consuming—particularly if a few days or even weeks have gone by.

But what if you could email those files to Google Drive instead while you're still in your inbox and automatically save them with the rest of your files?

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