Questions tagged [file-conversion]
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How can I export a Google Doc to PDF or .docx directly inside Google Drive on the web?
I want to create a PDF and a .docx version of a Google Docs file and have them saved in the same Google Drive folder, without downloading them to my local computer first. On the Google Drive Android ...
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Convert YouTube Playlist into Folders & Bookmarks
How can I convert YouTube playlist into organized browser (preferably Chrome) folders and bookmarks? I've got CSV files downloaded from Google Takeout for each playlist that contains playlist ID, ...
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Can I copy or download a Google Doc if I have only its 'Publish to the web' link?
If a Google Doc has been published to the Web, the published version is not a Google document but an HTML webpage. To copy or download the document I can save it as a webpage or PDF, but that screws ...
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Convert uploaded songs to shareable version in YouTube Music
Due to Google Play Music being sunset, I had to move all of my uploaded music from Google Play Music to YouTube Music. One nice feature about YouTube Music is the ability to share playlists with ...
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Is it possible to convert .rar into .zip in Google Drive?
I have .rar file on Google Drive. I need to convert it into .zip. Is it possible to do so in Google Drive? W/o downloading a file locally, converting and uploading back again.
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Excel spreadsheet hyperlinks change when uploaded to Google Drive
I've produced an Excel table with hyperlinks in cells from sheets to other sheets. I can't share the Excel document because its confidential but the anomalies are very unusual. One cell contains [11] ...
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Converting all PNG images in Google Drive to text (OCR)
I found Google Drive the best OCR for Persian texts. The problem is Google Drive doesn't convert files larger than 2MB so I can't use big PDFs. So I extracted all pages from PDF into PNG images. Now,...
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Convert exported Trello JSON to Pivotal Tracker CSV?
I am exporting a board from Trello, to import it into Pivotal Tracker. In order to get the full detail out of Trello, it's necessary to export as JSON. In order to import that detail into Pivotal ...
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How do I convert from a Google document to PDF without downloading it?
I'd like to convert from a Google document to PDF and have it just appear in Google Drive, without having to choose "download as" and then re-upload. There's an "email as attachment" option where you ...
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PDF of GitHub Readme file
Is there a way to download the Readme file of a GitHub project as a PDF, with the same formatting as the readme?
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Is it possible to download a Google Drive folder as a .zip?
I've seen that this is possible in Google+. How can I do this?
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Zip a large file in Google Drive before downloading
I've received a link to a large file (2 GB) in Google Drive. I know the file has a very high compression ratio, and my internet connection is really slow. Is there any way to zip the file before ...
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How to convert a Microsoft Word document to Google Docs format without having to download and re-upload again?
I currently have several Microsoft Word documents that are sitting on my Google Drive and were uploaded over the past few months. I understand that it is possible to convert Microsoft Word documents ...
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Backup Google Drive to Dropbox
I want to... automatically perform a one way sync from Google Drive to Dropbox convert the files to a format supported by LibreOffice or HTML during the synchronization. But any non proprietary and ...
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Backup Evernote to Dropbox
I want to... automatically perform a one way sync from Evernote to Dropbox convert the notes to a format supported by LibreOffice or HTML during the synchronization. But any non proprietary and easily ...