Subscribe to TechRepublic’s How To Make Tech Work on YouTube for all the latest tech advice for business pros from Jack Wallen. Just do so with a nod to caution, as you don’t want to allow such behavior with suspect domains. If you find other sites that you must download files from pulling the same shenanigans on you, add them in the same way you did Google Drive. Although Chromebooks are pretty secure, it’s only a matter of time before hackers begin targeting these devices and users have to start placing security at the top of their lists of things to deal with.Īnd that’s all there is to fixing a problem that could easily vex you. After all, in this case, it is certainly better to ask for permission than forgiveness.
The truth is, giving the user the responsibility to allow or disallow the use of cookies on a per-site basis is actually a good thing. One would think this ability would be built into the OS. At this point, the next time you attempt to download a file from Google Drive, Chrome will do as you requested and download the file. Make sure to check the box for Including third-party cookies on this site.įigure A Adding Google Drive as a site that can always use cookies on ChromeOS.Ĭlick add, and Google Drive has been cleared to use cookies on your Chromebook. In the resulting popup ( Figure A), type: Scroll down to the Sites That Can Always Use Cookies section and click Add. Log into your Chromebook and open the Chrome browser. The only thing you’ll need to solve this problem is a Chromebook associated with your Google account. But sometimes the best-laid plans, Murphy’s Law and Occam’s Razor can’t seem to get it together.įortunately, there is a fix for the problem, and it’s not all that difficult. Curious, as I was logged into my Chromebook which was associated with my Google account.
After that, you can restart the web browser again to load Google Drive. Please select all the extensions, then disable them one by one. Then choose More Tools and click Extensions. On several Chromebooks, I’d go to download a file from Google Drive and the OS wouldn’t allow it. It would help if you disabled such extensions and then try to open Google Drive again. However, I’ve run into a situation that had me scratching my head. If the standard steps dont fix it, run through the menu in 3 again. Go-to resources for safe, secure cloud storage (TechRepublic Premium) You have been denied permission to access this folder is another form of this same error. The vanilla approach: How open source helps deliver multicloud successīecome a Microsoft Azure administrator online and start a great career SEE: Research: Video conferencing tools and cloud-based solutions dominate digital workspaces VPN and VDI less popular with SMBs (TechRepublic Premium) Cloud: Must-read coverageĬloud security: How your public cloud environment may be vulnerable to data breach And because Chromebooks integrate so well with Google cloud services, those devices are even more useful and user friendly. Whether you’re someone who simply spends all of their time in a browser if you’re an admin who works remotely from the terminal window or even if you’re a developer: ChromeOS can serve you well. Chromebooks are a great platform for just about any type of user.