How to share Google Drive file or folder via G QR Code Sharing for Google Drive Add on

Updated: April 14, 2023

1. Download add on

• You can install via click on this link https://bit.ly/3eBYsYu and click the Install button
• Or you go to your Google Drive, click on plus button in the right side
  
• Enter QR Code sharing and search add on
  
• Install the add on G QR Code Sharing for Drive
  
  2. Choose Google Drive file or folder for sharing
• Sign in Google Drive and choose file or folder you want to share. For example, you want to share sample.pdf file
  
• Click on G QR Code Sharing File icon on the right sidebar
  
  3. Sharing file or folder
• You can click QR Code with read-only permission if you only want your friends only can read your file or folder
• Or you can click QR Code with writable permission if you want your friends can read or write this file or folder
• You can turn off sharing by clicking turn off QR Code sharing
  4. Customize QR Code
• For example, you want to share file with read-only mode, click on QR Code with read-only permission. A website page will be shown up
  
• You can change QR Code’s size
• You can also insert your branded logo, image into middle of QR Code. For example, you want to insert Facebook logo, please click Choose File and choose Facebook logo
  
• Facebook logo will be inserted into QR Code
  
  5. Scan QR Code to access Google Drive
• After that, you send this QR Code to your friends, partners or family. They will scan this QR Code by mobile devices and access QR Code with permission you allow
  
• If their mobile device already installed Google Drive application, they will be redirected to Google Drive and open sample.pdf file directly