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Before, Google Docs would automatically convert Word files when you open it using the "Open with > Google Docs" command on Google Drive.
But recently, it updated to allow native editing of Office files. So now I have to open .docx files with Google Docs, and then select "File > Save as Google Docs" just to convert .docx into Google Docs format.
Is there a faster way to do this?
Note: Simply switching to Google Docs is not an option, as we still heavily use Word in our organization.
Google Docs have been merged into Google Drive. Consider Drive as an overlay that just maps your previously existing Docs collection to your local hard drive. Since neither Word nor other applications have a way to edit Google Docs documents on the fly (plus the fact that there's no API for this), the only way to represent those documents on your local computer is to show them as .gdoc and .gsheet files.
To edit them, you still have to use the Google Docs website.
To view them, use the Docs offline modebeta. Click the settings button, and enable it from there.
Then download the Google Docs app for Google Chrome. After all, you still need a browser though.
Brive does this. Will backup all your documents in a variety of formats.
Best Answer
You can use Converter for Drive Document or Save Cloud files to Google Drive by adding it to your Drive:
Also, there is an option in Drive settings: