Chromebooks come with a built-in file manager, but sometimes you need to pin a file or folder to the taskbar in order to keep it easily accessible. Here’s how:
- Open the Chromebook’s settings and select the “Taskbar” tab.
- Scroll down and select " pinned files and folders."
- Click on the “add” button and enter the name of the file or folder you want to pin to the taskbar.
- Click on the “pin” button and confirm your selection.
At the time of writing, the “Holding Space” feature is only available as an optional and experimental Google Chrome flag.
In our usage, though, we didn’t face any snags on Chromebook with “Holding Space.”
To enable “Holding Space” on your Chromebook, you need to switch on its corresponding flag first.
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Open Chrome and paste chrome://flags/#enable-holding-space into the address bar at the top of the browser.
Click the “Disabled” dropdown and select “Enabled.”
Hit the “Restart” button at the bottom of your screen to apply the flag.
Once the Chrome web browser reboots, you will find a new, stack-like button in the bottom-right corner of your Chromebook’s screen.
By default, “Holding Space” allows you to quickly access your most recent screenshots and downloaded files.
To pin a file or a folder of your choice, open the “Files” app on your Chromebook and visit your file’s location. This will also work for the Play Store and Linux partitions on your Chromebook.
Right-click the file or folder and select “Pin to Shelf” from the dropdown menu.
Click the Holding Space icon on your computer’s shelf again to view your newly pinned items available at the top.
To unpin anything from Holding Space, all you need to do is hover your mouse or trackpad cursor over the file or folder and click the pin icon.
There’s a bunch of ways you can get more out of your Chromebook’s taskbar. You can turn websites into apps and add them to the Shelf, for instance.
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