Auto Refresh your File/Folder list

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Drive Explorer Google Add-on

This guide is for the official Drive Explorer add-on. Install it to list, export, and audit Google Drive files and folders directly in your spreadsheet or browser.

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You need to enable a config to auto refresh the list in your Google Sheet™ whenever you open it. Select Extensions → Drive Explorer Configuration, check "Autorefresh on open" and click on Save. You may also want to check Scheduled refresh.

drive explorer configuration dialog

If you constantly update the files/folders in the folders you have picked for listing in the sheet, you will find this config much useful. You can also manually update the list by selecting Extensions → Drive Explorer → Refresh.

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