Please help me understand "signing in" for SD card file access

[mgftp]

Hey guys, new to Chromebook, although I have always been a big fan of Google and Android I was hesitant to make the Chromebook my main "laptop", all has gone well for months but I think I have found my first hangup. Hopefully I can explain my issue well enough.

I figured if I have files (docs) save to my SD card I could access them simply by being signed into the machine, regardless of being contected to the internet or being signed into a Google account via Chrome browser. But when I try to access one of the documents I have saved on my SD card (through the stock files app) it seems to prompt me to sign into a Google account via the Chrome browser and denies me access unless I do so. Is the system really made to require you to sign in online to access file on storage within the machin? Is there a way around this or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks

 

[B. Diddy]

When you open the Files app, are you selecting the SD card, and not the "My Drive"? "My Drive" accesses your Google Drive, and requires a sign-in; the SD card shouldn't.

Also, are you actually logged in on your Chromebook to your Google account, or are you signed in as a guest?

 

[mgftp]

When you open the Files app, are you selecting the SD card, and not the "My Drive"? "My Drive" accesses your Google Drive, and requires a sign-in; the SD card shouldn't.

Also, are you actually logged in on your Chromebook to your Google account, or are you signed in as a guest?

I am logged into the Chromebook, and yes I am clearly under the SD card under the Files app, but it still prompts me to sign in on a Chrome tab.

Guess I am not the only one who believes it shouldn't require a web sign in for SD files.

 

[B. Diddy]

Does this happen for any file on an SD card, or just that one particular one? What kind of file is it, and what was used to create it?

 

[mgftp]

Does this happen for any file on an SD card, or just that one particular one? What kind of file is it, and what was used to create it?

I have tried a couple different Doc files. Used Google Docs to create them.

 

[B. Diddy]

It may be due to the fact that it's a Google Doc file. Try saving the file as a different format, like a Word document.