Hi, Alyson, It’s possible something got corrupted in the desktop version (corruption can happen with any word processing app, not just Google Docs). Try making a copy of the document on the desktop app.
So we’ve included below our guide on how to corrupt a file that is on your google drive or docs. First step is to get the document off of google docs. To do that open up your document, click file -> Download -> then click on the format you want (likely word).
But in this cut throat world you might need some extra help. There are sites on the internet such as Corrupt A File that help students or work professionals upload a document (or really anything). You simply upload the assignment, the website corrupts the document and then you download it.
How do I convert a docx file to Google Docs?
You can then try opening the .docx file and converting it back to Docs format by going to File > Save as Google Docs (in the open .docx file). Our automated system analyzes replies to choose the one that’s most likely to answer the question.
How do I convert a closed document to Google Docs?
You could also try downloading it in Drive (again, by right-clicking on the closed document), which will create a .docx file. You can then try opening the .docx file and converting it back to Docs format by going to File > Save as Google Docs (in the open .docx file).
Why is google docs lagging?
Turned out that Google Docs is highly dependent on your browser. So, your PC resources available to be allocated to the browser affect the performance of the Google Docs. If your PC specification is low, it will surely cause Google Docs to lag. The bigger the document gets, the more memory of your browser it will require.
Why is Google Docs so slow?
Google itself is usually not very slow, but depending on what you mean by “slow” it can seem slower than an app running on your computer. Check and see how fast or slow Google Docs seems on another computer. What kind of laptop do you have? More memory and a faster processor will help it run the browser faster.
Another reason why Google Docs may be running slow is that you might be heavily multitasking. Although this is not typically likely because when you are writing, you are most likely to be working on that only. However, there may be times when there are other applications running in the background and eating up precious CPU and RAM resources.
Does Google Docs have lag on Chromebook?
Sometimes the lag is several seconds. It doesn’t matter if the document is long or short. This isn’t happening on my Chromebook. When I access Google Docs via Firefox via the same PC, there is no lag.
How to eliminate input lag in Google Docs?
What I did to immediately eliminate input lag is first uninstall grammarly and then turn off Smart Compose for Google Docs. To turn off Smart Compose, go into a google doc and then go to the “Tools” tab then click on “Preferences”, then turn off the toggle that says “Show Smart Compose suggestions”.
Does the web browser you use affect input lag?
It really doesn’t matter what web browser you use, the input lag doesn’t change. I would suggest using Google Chrome though since you can edit google docs offline and have more features/extensions but that is an argument for another day. Our automated system analyzes replies to choose the one that’s most likely to answer the question.