A Source of PDF's

[watchweasol]

Hi Guys for your interest there is a PDF source on     "google drive, "    If you are interested give it a go you will probably find most of what you are looking for, there are always some missing (SWATCH products) but the older ones are there.  good hunting

[Tudor]

Great!

Is there a link missing? Google drive is sort of like iCloud...

[KarlvonKoln]

What's the best way to look for it?  What search terms did you use?

[watchweasol]

Hi all I do is on the command line for google  just type  "google drive" and return this should bring you to the page. As Tudor said its like googles answer to i Cloud just a virtual storage area.

[jdm]

6 hours ago, KarlvonKoln said:

What's the best way to look for it?  What search terms did you use?

site:drive.google.com eta

Or direct link

https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/0B279zYzmTSk3YzVDMG14R0ZUb3c

[watchweasol]

Here is a link for instructions on how to upload pdf's to google drive   https://gsuitetips.com/tips/drive/save-pdfs-and-web-pages-directly-to-drive/.

Google drive has to be down loaded to you PC as a programme and this then allows you to access the cloud.  

[watchweasol]

I think that we in the UK and The USA, Canada Australia and NZ,  enjoy quite unlimited access to the internet and are free to surf almost anywhere and do not appreciate there are countries where this is not possible to the same degree.  If members with restricted access are unable to find or unable to get tech sheets,  the answer is to post the request on the site, That way members like myself and others who are free to roam will have a look on their behalf and post if found or able to supply,  After all the site ethos is to provide help to others, this is not restricted to answering technical problems, putting forward ideas etc but encompasses all aspects apertaining to the Horological world which we inhabit either as Professionals, Amateur or Hobbyists and collectors.

So those with restricted access just post and we will do our best.

[jdm]

1 hour ago, watchweasol said:

I think that we in the UK and The USA, Canada Australia and NZ,  enjoy quite unlimited access to the internet and are free to surf almost anywhere and do not appreciate there are countries where this is not possible to the same degree. 

Good to worry about other people Internet restrictions but let's have a look about the countries that, for example, restrict G suite of which drive is a component:

G Suite is available in most countries and regions.|
However, Google restricts access to some of its business services in certain countries or regions, such as China, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria.

While I feel for people in the countries above not enjoying freedom, let aside full Internet, I do not think that at this time anyone is having a real problem about missing watch technical documents. 

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Google drive has to be down loaded to you PC as a programme and this then allows you to access the cloud.  

Actually it is not so. When using a desktop system, like a PC or Mac, Google suite (cloud) is accessible without installing anything, as it's completely web based and that is actually one of its strongest advantage. To an extent the same can be done from a mobile device, however to increase ease of access Google has developed specific apps for Android and Apple devices, and that is the recommended access method.

Edited September 4, 2020 by jdm