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Google doesn't have a native file format (at least not one visible to users) - so they have to convert it if you want to be able to take the files away and use
by londons_explore 3y ago
Google doesn't have a native file format (at least not one visible to users) - so they have to convert it if you want to be able to take the files away and use them elsewhere.
I'd guess their lack of format is deliberate - by never letting their own format leave their own machines, they have no need for backwards compatibility and can do data format changes easily and update all the data too.
- ajb 3y agoThey must have something, what happens to Google docs in drive when you sync them to your hd?
- londons_explore 3y agoOpen one... It's a JSON file just pointing to the web URL.
- ajb 3y agoThanks - I'm on linux, there's no client. I guess it must actually download it if you select 'work offline' but probably still obfuscates it somehow.