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 to Google Docs format during file upload time, but is it possible to convert documents after uploading them to Google Drive without having to download and re-upload the same document again?
Google-drive – How to convert a Microsoft Word document to Google Docs format without having to download and re-upload again
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Currently, that's not possible, even though the request is pending for some time now. If you follow the below mentioned issue (star it; upper left corner), then you will be notified about any change.
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I have found that changing the setting to "Convert uploaded files to Google Docs editor format" allows the files to be converted correctly.
This does not explain why conversion of uploaded files fails but it solves my problem for now.
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Best Answer
To convert a document, right click on it inside Google Drive. Choose Open with → Google Docs. A new window will be opened with the document in Google Docs format and it is saved inside the same folder in your Google Drive.