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Part 3. Batch Convert Word to PDF with Google Drive

Step 1:
Set your Google Drive settings to convert uploads to Google Docs format.
Step 2:
Create a Google Drive folder and name it as you wish. Upload all your Word files to this folder and then go to Google Takeout. Make sure only Google Drive is turned on and then choose "Select files and folders". Select your folder and set the file format to PDF.
Step 3:
Click next and then press Create archive.
Step 4: You don’t have to sit there and wait for the conversion to complete. You can close the browser and wait for the email notification. In the email you will find a download link for your archive PDF files.
Download it and open the ZIP file and you should be able to see and access all your PDF files.

Now, here’s the important thing. In the container snippet, find the following string: dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l;='+l:'';, and change the ampersand (&) to its HTML encoded counterpart (&), so that the string looks like this: dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';

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If you run xattr on your downloaded file, like this:

xattr /Path/To/File

You'll get a key named com.apple.metadata:kMDItemWhereFroms. To delete this key in the Terminal, run:

xattr -d com.apple.metadata:kMDItemWhereFroms /Path/To/File

Part 3. Batch Convert Word to PDF with Google Drive

Step 1:
Set your Google Drive settings to convert uploads to Google Docs format.
Step 2:
Create a Google Drive folder and name it as you wish. Upload all your Word files to this folder and then go to Google Takeout. Make sure only Google Drive is turned on and then choose "Select files and folders". Select your folder and set the file format to PDF.
Step 3:
Click next and then press Create archive.
Step 4: You don’t have to sit there and wait for the conversion to complete. You can close the browser and wait for the email notification. In the email you will find a download link for your archive PDF files.
Download it and open the ZIP file and you should be able to see and access all your PDF files.

Now, here’s the important thing. In the container snippet, find the following string: dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l;='+l:'';, and change the ampersand (&) to its HTML encoded counterpart (&), so that the string looks like this: dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';

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Part 3. Batch Convert Word to PDF with Google Drive

Step 1:
Set your Google Drive settings to convert uploads to Google Docs format.
Step 2:
Create a Google Drive folder and name it as you wish. Upload all your Word files to this folder and then go to Google Takeout. Make sure only Google Drive is turned on and then choose "Select files and folders". Select your folder and set the file format to PDF.
Step 3:
Click next and then press Create archive.
Step 4: You don’t have to sit there and wait for the conversion to complete. You can close the browser and wait for the email notification. In the email you will find a download link for your archive PDF files.
Download it and open the ZIP file and you should be able to see and access all your PDF files.

Now, here’s the important thing. In the container snippet, find the following string: dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l;='+l:'';, and change the ampersand (&) to its HTML encoded counterpart (&), so that the string looks like this: dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';

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If you run xattr on your downloaded file, like this:

xattr /Path/To/File

You'll get a key named com.apple.metadata:kMDItemWhereFroms. To delete this key in the Terminal, run:

xattr -d com.apple.metadata:kMDItemWhereFroms /Path/To/File

Part 3. Batch Convert Word to PDF with Google Drive

Step 1:
Set your Google Drive settings to convert uploads to Google Docs format.
Step 2:
Create a Google Drive folder and name it as you wish. Upload all your Word files to this folder and then go to Google Takeout. Make sure only Google Drive is turned on and then choose "Select files and folders". Select your folder and set the file format to PDF.
Step 3:
Click next and then press Create archive.
Step 4: You don’t have to sit there and wait for the conversion to complete. You can close the browser and wait for the email notification. In the email you will find a download link for your archive PDF files.
Download it and open the ZIP file and you should be able to see and access all your PDF files.

Now, here’s the important thing. In the container snippet, find the following string: dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l;='+l:'';, and change the ampersand (&) to its HTML encoded counterpart (&), so that the string looks like this: dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';

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Part 3. Batch Convert Word to PDF with Google Drive

Step 1:
Set your Google Drive settings to convert uploads to Google Docs format.
Step 2:
Create a Google Drive folder and name it as you wish. Upload all your Word files to this folder and then go to Google Takeout. Make sure only Google Drive is turned on and then choose "Select files and folders". Select your folder and set the file format to PDF.
Step 3:
Click next and then press Create archive.
Step 4: You don’t have to sit there and wait for the conversion to complete. You can close the browser and wait for the email notification. In the email you will find a download link for your archive PDF files.
Download it and open the ZIP file and you should be able to see and access all your PDF files.

Now, here’s the important thing. In the container snippet, find the following string: dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l;='+l:'';, and change the ampersand (&) to its HTML encoded counterpart (&), so that the string looks like this: dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';

.

If you run xattr on your downloaded file, like this:

xattr /Path/To/File

You'll get a key named com.apple.metadata:kMDItemWhereFroms. To delete this key in the Terminal, run:

xattr -d com.apple.metadata:kMDItemWhereFroms /Path/To/File

Part 3. Batch Convert Word to PDF with Google Drive

Step 1:
Set your Google Drive settings to convert uploads to Google Docs format.
Step 2:
Create a Google Drive folder and name it as you wish. Upload all your Word files to this folder and then go to Google Takeout. Make sure only Google Drive is turned on and then choose "Select files and folders". Select your folder and set the file format to PDF.
Step 3:
Click next and then press Create archive.
Step 4: You don’t have to sit there and wait for the conversion to complete. You can close the browser and wait for the email notification. In the email you will find a download link for your archive PDF files.
Download it and open the ZIP file and you should be able to see and access all your PDF files.

Now, here’s the important thing. In the container snippet, find the following string: dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l;='+l:'';, and change the ampersand (&) to its HTML encoded counterpart (&), so that the string looks like this: dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';

.

If you run xattr on your downloaded file, like this:

xattr /Path/To/File

You'll get a key named com.apple.metadata:kMDItemWhereFroms. To delete this key in the Terminal, run:

xattr -d com.apple.metadata:kMDItemWhereFroms /Path/To/File

Part 3. Batch Convert Word to PDF with Google Drive

Step 1:
Set your Google Drive settings to convert uploads to Google Docs format.
Step 2:
Create a Google Drive folder and name it as you wish. Upload all your Word files to this folder and then go to Google Takeout. Make sure only Google Drive is turned on and then choose "Select files and folders". Select your folder and set the file format to PDF.
Step 3:
Click next and then press Create archive.
Step 4: You don’t have to sit there and wait for the conversion to complete. You can close the browser and wait for the email notification. In the email you will find a download link for your archive PDF files.
Download it and open the ZIP file and you should be able to see and access all your PDF files.

Now, here’s the important thing. In the container snippet, find the following string: dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l;='+l:'';, and change the ampersand (&) to its HTML encoded counterpart (&), so that the string looks like this: dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';

.

Part 3. Batch Convert Word to PDF with Google Drive

Step 1:
Set your Google Drive settings to convert uploads to Google Docs format.
Step 2:
Create a Google Drive folder and name it as you wish. Upload all your Word files to this folder and then go to Google Takeout. Make sure only Google Drive is turned on and then choose "Select files and folders". Select your folder and set the file format to PDF.
Step 3:
Click next and then press Create archive.
Step 4: You don’t have to sit there and wait for the conversion to complete. You can close the browser and wait for the email notification. In the email you will find a download link for your archive PDF files.
Download it and open the ZIP file and you should be able to see and access all your PDF files.

Now, here’s the important thing. In the container snippet, find the following string: dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l;='+l:'';, and change the ampersand (&) to its HTML encoded counterpart (&), so that the string looks like this: dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';

.

If you run xattr on your downloaded file, like this:

xattr /Path/To/File

You'll get a key named com.apple.metadata:kMDItemWhereFroms. To delete this key in the Terminal, run:

xattr -d com.apple.metadata:kMDItemWhereFroms /Path/To/File