.GSITE File Extension

Google Sites Shortcut

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What is a GSITE file?

A GSITE file is a shortcut used to open a Google Sites website project stored within Google Drive. It contains a reference to the website project it opens, as well as the Gmail account used to create the project. GSITE files are created by Google Drive for Desktop.

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Screenshot of a .gsite file in Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.57
GSITE file open in Microsoft Visual Studio Code 1.57

Google Drive for Desktop is a program that allows Google Drive users to back up and open their Google Drive files on Windows and Mac PCs. While Drive for Desktop stores actual backups of some types of files (such as .JPG and .DOCX files) on users' computers, it does not store copies of files created using Google Docs, Sheets, Sites, and other Google Workspace applications. Instead, Drive for Desktop stores shortcut files that, when double-clicked, open the associated file in the web version of the correct Google Workspace application.

GSITE files are Drive for Desktop shortcuts that open Google Sites website projects. When a Drive for Desktop user double-clicks a GSITE file, the related website project opens in Google Sites, provided the user is signed in to a Gmail account allowed to access the project. Each GSITE file is a JSON file that contains a project's URL and document ID, as well as the name of the Gmail account used to create the project.

NOTE: GSITE files were previously created by Backup and Sync from Google. Google replaced Backup and Sync with Drive for Desktop in October 2021.

How to open a GSITE file

If you have Google Drive for Desktop installed on your PC, or you are using a Chrome OS device, you can double-click a GSITE file to open the website project it references in Google Sites. You may have to sign in to your Gmail account or request access to the project to open it.

If necessary, you can also open a GSITE file in any text editor to view the URL, document ID, and Gmail account information it contains. You may want to do this, for example, if you are having trouble using your GSITE file to open a project in Google Sites. If double-clicking your GSITE file does not open a website project, you can try copying and pasting your file's URL into your web browser to access your website project.

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Programs that open GSITE files

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