Google Drive: Banners warn of suspicious files

Google Drive gives you the option to back up files to the cloud. All our readers probably know that, because the service is z. B. also under Android the backup option for WhatsApp, so that even absolute laypeople come across the service there at the latest. As Google has now confirmed, a warning banner will now appear in Google Drive if you try to open a potentially dangerous file.

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Some of you probably know these warnings in a similar form from Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drawings. Important to know: These warnings only reach those who use Google Workspace, G Suite Basic and Business.

The distribution can also take up to 15 days. So it may be a while before every user sees the warning banners.

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