How to use Google Drive for Desktop (Tutorial for Beginners)
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
- Google Drive is great for storing and editing all kinds of files. But Google Drive for Desktop makes accessing and using your files and folders so much easier. In this video, Scott Friesen shows you everything you need to know to install, set up, and use Google Drive for Desktop.
Download Drive for Desktop: www.google.com/intl/en_ca/dri...
00:00 Reasons for installing the Desktop App
02:04 How to install Drive for Desktop
03:38 Accessing files from your desktop folder
05:45 Drive for Desktop settings
08:19 Selecting to Stream or Mirror Drive files
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My question is how can I share a folder or file from Desktop Google Drive as I can do from Online Google Drive?
I used to use the dislike count to give me an indication of whether a video will answer my questions or if it'll be just a waste of my time. Unfortunately, they took that away. Luckily, this video rocks it. It answered my question quickly, and it gave me valuable info I wasn't anticipating.
I'm so glad to hear that John. Thanks for the like!
I just bought a chromebook and I'm finding this is the best channel to use. I'm definitely going to subscribe.
What an incredible video and channel ... so clear, concise, and substantive ... makes it so much easier to understand ... thank you ... great job!!
Soooooo much better than other Google Drive for Desktop tutorials I have encountered (points made much more clearly)! Thank you.
I'm so glad to hear that. Thanks for watching!
Thank you outstanding and concise. Very well done and exactly what I was looking for!
Man...I had seen the settings button on the google drive icon but never bothered to use it. Turns out, that it is pretty much useful. Thank you very much.
Thanks for sharing
Brilliant quick and objective tutorial. Cleared my doubts about DRIVE, helped me understand the Desktop version is the one I really need. Thanks much ! and keep up with the great job, that is certainly helping many people. 👍
I'm so glad you found this tutorial helpful. Thanks so much for sharing your kind comments.
congratulations on the tutorial well done. I am Italian and your English is easily understood. Thanks I will always follow you. SIGNED UP
Wonderful and timely! Thanks Scott!!!
Very welcome!
Thank you Scott. Very helpful and I will share with others on our (Charitable) Trust. They will find it extremely helpful I am sure - like I have done. We are remote from one another and our "site" is remote from all of us; yet most are using either a PC or a MAC by default day to day. Having an accessible file storage tool to store and update the Trusts working information AND direct from our desktops is HUGE.
Another thing that you can do with Google Drive for desktop and which you didn't quite get to in the latter stages of this video is the ability to add multiple google drive accounts to Drive for Desktop. For me this is a GOLD NUGGET - yet a possibility that is surprisingly well hidden. Its always simple when you know how of course - like clicking on the profile avatar in the settings/preferences screen that you were highlighting at the back end of the video.
Thank you again Scott. Keep up the great work. I find your videos very very helpful and across on a wide range of subjects and tools.
So glad that you found this helpful, Jon. And thanks for sharing that bonus tip!
FANTASTIC JOB ON THIS VIDEO!!! Easy to understand.
Great to hear!
OMG this video is a lifesaver! Thank you!!
Thanks. The Google drive icon was hidden on my pc and I didn't understand several points. Your video revealed it to me.
Glad it helped!
Thanks for this video, just what I needed. I just started using Google Drive and was confused about the difference between Google Web and desktop. Looked at other explanations on the subject, and though I could understand them, I couldn't relate to the real significance of the desktop. This is now in the past thanks to your excellent video on the subject. I've also subscribed, thanks again😊
So glad that you found this video helpful. Thanks for sharing your feedback and for subscribing!
Brilliant explanation - excellent tutorial, concise and logical to follow.
Many thanks!
This looks like the solution I've been looking for. Thank you for the direct tutorial.
You are very welcome, Ryan. I'm so glad that you found this video!
Excellent and thank you - I have been using Google drive for years and did not know this.
The same with me
Thanks so much this helped greatly.
Perfect, thank you!
I thought you did an outstanding job! Thanks
Thank you. I find it very helpful and didactic.
Tanks a lot for this step by step tutorial. Simple and easy. Nice helpful work.
thank you. very helpful video
Omg I just spent over an hour trying to figure out how this worked when I could have just watched this 10min video. Thank you so much!
You're welcome!
Only an hour? I was in for about 5 hours, with a few breaks now and then. After watching this, I'm on the brink of understanding. Too tired now to deal with any more of it today though. What an absolute gong show. glad for a good video.
Thank You. Very Helpful
Thank you so much, Sir 😊
thanks for taking the time to do this!
Glad it was helpful!
super hilfreich und gut erklärt! thank youuu
helpful, thank you so much
Well presented and very informative.
Thank you!
This video was very helpful! Thank you.
You're so welcome, Anjali!
really useful thanks for the video great description of all the functionality of GDrive
You are welcome!
thanks! great video
Thank you very much! I have really be struggling with this since the switch from Back-Up & Sync
Glad I could help!
thanks for the guide :)
Thank you so much 🙏
You are so very welcome!
Thanks for the nice video
Its useful for beginners of Google Drive. uploading a folder is nice.
Thank you SO much!!
You're welcome!
thanks for the tutorial...its really helpful
You're welcome! So glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for sharing
Thank you Scott ! Your Tutorials are made didactically and very clear.
A Question: When Synchronizing a folder to "Google Drive - Computers", Is it still needed to backup (upload) it to "google - My Drive"? Thank you. Daniel
Thank you so much for this video what a great help
You are so welcome!
Many thanks, very helpful and practical tutorial. I was straggling to add another Google account to my Google Drive for desktop as I didn't know to access its setting I need to access it from taskbar until I saw your video.
Glad it helped!
Thank a lot friend,
thanks, great info
You bet!
Very helpful ❤
Glad you think so!
Much informative video..
Glad you think so!
excellent presentation
Thank you! Cheers!
Great, thanks a lot!
You are welcome!
7:04 - What I needed!
thank you so much
Welcome 😊
Thank you - very understandable and helpful!
One question: If i delete a file from my harddrive, that is shared w/ Google Drive for Desktop, will it be deleted from my Google Drive --- assuming a mirror configuration? Thanks.
tq bro
Hi. A very useful video thank you. I've just finally (and I think/hope successfully, I haven't double-checked everything yet and we're talking about 90+ gigs-worth of data in total!) synced my 2 home computers, a desktop and a laptop with the GDD cloud. A couple of questions though please... even though the data on both of my PCs is essentially the same (or should now be), does that double the amount of storage in my Google Drive account because separate storage is required of each of my computers, and secondly do/can I only see my data in all 3 locations via the 'My Computers' tab (and the corresponding names I've given my PCs) rather than in My Drive when in 'Mirroring' mode? I hope this makes sense.
thanks for a good video
Great overview, thanks so much! I think I missed something however.. If I create a new file or folder on my desktop, hen does the synching actually occur to ensure that it also is added to Drive? As well, when does it occur if I create a new file within a old folder on my desktop?
Hey, nice video! But I don't want to mirror all of Google's files on my computer, can I only sync selected folders? Plus, all files from my computer were automatically saved to Google Drive as well. Can this be exhibited?
Yes, it is helpful.
Glad to hear that!
Thank you!!!!!!!
Welcome!
Thanks. Much needed video as the Google Drive desktop is not all intuitive (very poor design). "Being productive doesn't have to be difficult"... yea right.
you just saved my life : one like and one subscription
Thanks so much, Alex.
this awesome
Google drive is really a solid place to store your files. Until previously I did not know about the desktop app but it's honestly so helpful to have
You said it, Demetri. Having direct access from your computer can save you so much time!
Great video. Do you know if you have multiple Google accounts, can you link more than one account to Google Drive for Desktop?
I have the same question...
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Hi, thanks for your video !!
do you know, if it's possible to install Google Drive on a regular drive rather than a virtual drive?
I can not do it in any way.
I would really like your information on the subject.
I think you can use Google Drive streaming location to Folder, which is a physical folder in your local drive (not to Drive Letter, which is a virtual drive). It can be configured in the Settings of Google Drive for Desktop's Preferences.
Very helpful video! Thank you very much. I have a question though: If I chose, mirror... what happens if I delete a file or folder on my laptop, will it reflect on my drive? If so, what's the best way to keep my files and delete on my local folder while having access to everything offline.
I just did this with an external hard drive to free up space on my laptop. Took me forever to figure out how because Google Drive didn’t like the hard drive for some reason. I found an app called Insync that allows you to use an external hard drive for exactly this purpose.
Thanks for the tutorial. Please how do I locate what I have save in the drive.
Thanks to your tutorial. How are the contents of Google Drive related to Time Machine and External Hard Drive?
Yeah, i like it!
A point to note is that even if you choose the "stream all files" option to save hard drive space, you can still select (via your G: local folder) individual files and folders that you want to have available offline.
Hi Scott, A question concerning Mirroring:
When something is changed on computer, for example a new file is created, it will be copied automatically into the Drive online isn't it ? But what is leading when you computer hasn't got a file "X" anymore and your Drive Online still has it. There can be a tiny moment that you made a mistake to delete a file on your computer and want to keep the file which is only stored for that moment in Google Online for that moment (because you deleted in on your computer)
1.How can you overcome that your only copy in Drive Online is deleted ?
2. And how can je be sure the only copy in Drive Online will be copied some time later to your Desktop again as well ?
Thanx. Martin
Good intro video...Question. I've chosen 'Stream' and GDrive is still trying to download about 1,000 files on my Surface Pro7 that has a very small hard drive. Any advice?
Thanks for the video.
But haven't you forgot the other computer feature?
Great video. If I have multiple Google accounts (personal, business, wife's business, etc). Can they each have their own folder in Google desktop?
wonderful tutorial, very easy to understand and thorough.
Hi !! tks you for you video ! i get a question ! when i was using backup and synch i could see everything about folder activities on my web drive when there were some modifications from desktop ! now after upgrading to drive for deskstop i no longer have activity tracking ? what' could wrong ?
Can you sync specific local folders directly to a Shared Drive (formerly Team Drive)?
Nice
Thank you very much for your useful video. I have a problem and I hope you can help me. I have a folder having automatically created and named Classroom in my Google Drive and my desktop Google Drive. This folder contains the stuff that I have posted and stuff that my students have submitted in my Google Classrooms. I do not want this folder on my desktop because it occupies too much storage on my hard drive. How can I stop syncing this folder? If I delete this folder, do the files in this folder will disappear from my Google Classrooms? Thank you in advance!
1) if one stores an application on Google Drive desktop, then if have GD desk. on another computer I should be able to use that app still, right?
2) the backup requires the same amount of space as the actual files that are being backed up? or is there a system that compresses those files?
Hi, I downloaded the software and use it to make a backup copy of my important folders, but I noticed that when I delete a file from my computer; it syncs back from google drive, it behaves like 2 dimensional syncing (mirroring) while I want to use it as a one dimensional sync to sync only from laptop to drive and not vice versa.. is there any solution?
Any tips for syncing a windows 2016 local server? My office computers currently save all of the files to my server. I want to have the google drive for desktop backup everything from the server so I can access my files when I am out of the office.
Hei..nice tutorial.
One question pls:
Is it possible to work in a second google account on my desktop? If yes, how can i adjust that?
Thank you.
Yes, here is a good guide which shows you how: www.cbackup.com/articles/google-drive-for-desktop-multiple-accounts.html
Will data sync same way in both stream and mirror files ?
I was hoping to see in this video how to get the app but for multiple of my google accounts, since I use different ones due to the 15GB limit. Is it possible to have files from more than 1 google account?
Yes, you can use multiple accounts with Drive Desktop. Here is a good overview on how to set it up: www.cbackup.com/articles/google-drive-for-desktop-multiple-accounts.html
Hi, thank you for the tutorial. After the download was complete, G drive didn't show up in my explore file under Window C line instead I had to look for it, when I did find it and tried to drag and drop it under window for easy access, it didn't drop under the line but instead it got hidden somewhere else un window c. Do I need to uninstall and install again and maybe direct it to where it needs to show up? Thank you!
In Ubuntu, google drive can be embedded in files app itself. A kind of default feature you can say!
❤ This is a very useful information ❤ Could you please show us the technique how to not synchronise video mp4 files settings on Google drive? As i choose synchronise location is Desktop to synchronise all of my pdf files, however i also save videos on desktop, but i don't want it to be synchronised also. How to do ignore synchronise files settings? And also just selected folder that we want to synchronise? Please guide us, thank you very much ❤
Can you please show how to install or access " Sheard with me " also on the desktop as part of Google drive.
Thank you
Can I select only some files to mirror and the rest to be stored in the cloud?
nice
tnx for this tutorial. would you plz explain this: when I click (This Pc/Google Drive); only (My Drive option) is displayed , I couldn't find (Other computers)? Urgent Plz
under windows, is it possible to create a folder outside the My Drive folder?
Hey there, thanks for this.. I use Google Drive through work, and want to install Google Drive for Desktop. I'm not able to access the "shared drive".. Do I need permission from the administrator to access the shared drive on my desktop?
So how do you adjust the option to have some files synced to desktop and some to drive?
Hi Scott, I'm having an issue here: I've successfully downloaded Drive, everything's backed up - BUT when I try to open my doc files in my new Google Docs app, it opens a browser window that is full of all of my docs, not the one I intended to open. I don't mind going to browser, but heading to a library instead of my desired app is really annoying. That said, when I right click the file there are some "Quick Actions" - one of them being open the file with Google Docs. This, despite seeming to be the exact same process, works for me. Do you have any idea what's happening here? This is the last leg of my file journey and I really wanna figure it out. Thanks for your consideration.
I used Backup & Sync until it was disabled by Google and replaced by Drive for Desktop. It seems that you can have up to four different accounts. However, I am syncing three at the moment, every account needs to use a different drive letter on my computer. That adds visual space which I am not so fond about.
How to take them out of c drive, three accounts are slowing the system