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While on the My Computer tab, you can click the cogwheel in the top-right of the screen to change a number of settings, including:.To choose folders from your Drive that you’d like to open on your computer, select the Folder From Drive tab on the left-hand side of the screen. To add folders from your computer that you’d like to synchronise with Drive, simply click “add folder”.Click the cogwheel in the top right-hand corner of the dialogue box, then click “preferences” from the drop-down menu.Open your system tray (little arrow near your date and time display) and right-click on the Google Drive symbol.

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Here’s how to add and change folders that are synchronized:

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Now that Google Drive is downloaded and installed on your PC or Mac, it’s time to set your preferences, which will include the folders you want to sync between your system and Google Drive, as well as a number of settings including photo upload compression to save space, notification settings and more. Synchronising And Setting Your Google Drive Preferences Close that window and return to Google Drive to continue. You’ve now successfully logged into Google Drive.

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Since you did download Google Drive directly from Google, you can now click “sign in”.

If you’re not sure whether you downloaded Google Drive for desktop from Google, you should delete this app”. If you downloaded Google Drive for desktop from Google, this app may be asking you to sign in again now because this app was recently updated.

“Don’t sign in to Google Drive for desktop unless you’re sure you downloaded this app from Google. Now Google will ask you if you downloaded from them, followed by this message:

Click “sign in with browser” and it’ll ask which Google account you’d like to sign in with.

When the Google Drive application opens, the first box will ask you to sign in to your Drive/Google account and for me gave the option to sign in with your browser, although this may depend on whether you’re already signed into your Google account on your browser or not.

When Google Drive has successfully installed, click “close” and the download and installation process will be complete.

Click “Install” and the Google Drive installation will begin.

It’s up to you which shortcuts you’d like if any at all. There will also be two checkboxes – the first of which will ask if you’d like a Drive shortcut on your desktop and the second will ask if you want shortcuts for Google Docs, Sheets and Slides as well.

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The first box that pops up will ask you if you want to install Google Drive, which of course you do.

Once the download has been completed, open the setup file and allow Google to make changes to your computer.

Next, click “download drive for desktop” and a download for your operating system will begin.

First, sign out of your Google account and go to the Google Drive login page.

On a PC or Mac, here’s how to install Google Drive to your desktop:

Once downloaded and installed, Google’s Drive application makes synchronizing and backing up files a breeze, making life easier regardless of how you prefer to use your storage space, especially when your settings and preferences are set to fully optimize your cloud storage experience. Whether you prefer to use this as additional space for new files or use the space to back up the important files already stored on your computer is completely up to you.

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If you already have a Google account – great news! You already have 15GB of free storage waiting. Google Drive’s success is based on helpful collaboration features and built-in connections with Google’s suite of products and services, as opposed to the lack of such commodities at competitors like DropBox and Apple’s iCloud service. Using a cloud storage service like Google Drive provides a number of benefits, including faster file sharing and a remote backup source. Google Drive is well-known for its free apps, simplicity of use, and integration with Gmail and other Google services. Here’s how to take a step closer by syncing Google Drive with either a Mac or a PC Some say your files don’t truly exist until there are copies of them on at least three devices.