Best on Android. Works on iOS too. Requires the Google Drive desktop app.
If you have an Android phone or already pay for Google One, Google Drive is a natural fit. The catch is that Advisor Prep Hero needs to write to a regular folder on your computer, so you must install the Google Drive for desktop app and let it mirror Drive to a local folder.
When asked, choose Mirror files (not "Stream files"). Mirror keeps a real local copy of every file, which is what Advisor Prep Hero needs. Stream stores files only in the cloud and downloads on demand, which Advisor Prep Hero can't reliably read from.
Pick a local folder for the mirror. The default is ~/Library/CloudStorage/[email protected]/My Drive/ on Mac or G:\My Drive\ on Windows.
The "Mirror files" option is critical. If you accidentally chose "Stream files," Advisor Prep Hero will see an empty folder or a folder of cloud-only placeholder files it can't open. Re-run the Drive setup wizard and switch to Mirror mode.
Step 2: Point Advisor Prep Hero at your Drive folder
In Advisor Prep Hero, open File → Open Workspace.
Navigate into your mirrored Google Drive folder.
Create a folder called Advisor Prep Hero inside Drive.
Select that folder as your workspace and click Open.
[Screenshot: Advisor Prep Hero with workspace pointing at the mirrored Google Drive folder]
TODO: real screenshot of Advisor Prep Hero's workspace selector pointing at the Google Drive folder.
Step 3: Wait for sync
Open the Drive folder in Finder or File Explorer. The Drive desktop app shows a small status icon next to each file: a green checkmark means uploaded, a spinning arrow means in progress. Markdown files are tiny so this finishes in seconds.
Step 4: Open your workspace on your phone
Android
The Google Drive app comes preinstalled on most Android phones. If it isn't, get it from the Play Store.
Open the app, sign in with the same Google account you use on your computer.
Tap Files at the bottom, then navigate to your Advisor Prep Hero folder.
Tap any .md file. Drive on Android renders Markdown as plain text. For nicer rendering, install Markor and open the file with that.
Sign in and navigate to your Advisor Prep Hero folder.
Tap any .md file to read it. The iOS app renders Markdown as plain text.
[Screenshot: Google Drive Android app showing the synced Advisor Prep Hero workspace]
TODO: real screenshot of the Google Drive Android app browsing the Advisor Prep Hero folder.
Limitations to know
Treat your phone as read-only for now. Google Drive handles desktop-to-mobile changes well, but mobile-to-desktop edits can take longer to propagate and occasionally need a manual refresh on the desktop side.
Free tier is 15 GB shared across Drive, Gmail, and Photos. An Advisor Prep Hero workspace fits comfortably; just check that your overall Google storage isn't already full.
Mirror mode uses local disk space. Every file in your Drive lives on your hard drive. If your Drive is large and your laptop SSD is small, this matters; you can use Stream mode for the rest of Drive and switch only the Advisor Prep Hero folder to "Available offline" instead.
Drive's Android app shows a "Open in" sheet for unrecognized formats. Tapping a .md file may prompt you to pick an app to open it with. Pick a Markdown reader once and Android remembers your choice.
What's next
If you want a setup that works on both iOS and Android with the cleanest mobile reading experience, see the Dropbox guide. For Apple-only users, the iCloud Drive guide is the simplest path.