Download Google Drive To My Mac

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  1. Access all of your Google Drive content directly from your Mac or PC, without using up disk space. Learn more Download Backup and Sync for Mac Download Backup and Sync for Windows.
  2. Launch Google Drive for your Mac from the toolbar. Drag files and folders into your Google Drive folder. All the files in your drive will be downloaded to this folder & any time you add photos, videos & files into this folder it will automatically uploaded to your Google Drive account. Google Drive desktop application will now be installed on.
  3. Lastly, ensure the newly created Google Photos folder in your Google Drive is selected on your Mac's Google Drive settings for sync. At this point, your photos will sync from your mobile device and desktop to Google Photos, be linked to Google Drive, and sync back down to your desktop for you to pull in to what ever app you want.

Saving time and brainpower is incredibly easy when you've got Google Drive on your desktop.

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Google Drive might be the best invention since sliced bread, but do you know what's even better? Having Google Drive in the palm of your hand.

Downloading Google Drive to your desktop can be the difference between annoyance and productivity.

Whether you're a Mac, Windows or Linux user, you will fully benefit from having the program just a shortcut away!

So you're ready to download Google Drive and aren't sure where to start? Say no more. We've got you.

WINDOWS

  1. Go to 'https://google.com/drive/download'
  2. In the 'Personal' box, click 'Download'
  3. On the pop-up, select 'Agree and download'
  4. Your download should start automatically, if not, press 'click here to retry'

MAC

  1. Go to 'https://google.com/drive/download'
  2. Select 'Download for Mac'
  3. On the pop-up, select 'Agree and download'
  4. Once the file has downloaded, drag it into the 'Applications' folder

Google Drive will now be accessible through the 'Applications' window.

Download Google Drive To My Mac

LINUX

While everyone is still waiting for an official way to get Google Drive onto Linux, there are at least ways around it.

The easiest of these is the GNOME method.

  1. Log into the system as the root user
  2. Run the command 'sudo apt install gnome-online-accounts'
  3. Once it's installed, run the command 'gnome-control-center online-accounts' (this launches the 'Online Accounts' window)
  4. Click 'Google'
  5. Log in to your Google account
  6. Scroll to the bottom of the pop-up and click 'Allow'
  7. Your Google Drive folder will now be accessible through your regular file manager!

Alternatively, you can access all your Google Drive, Mail, and Calendars accounts across all platforms using Shift.

  1. Download Shift at “https://tryshift.com/”
  2. Open 'Shift'
  3. Log into as many Google accounts as you like
  4. Voilà! Your Google Drive accounts are just one click away

Which begs the question: Why wouldn't you?

Google introduced 2 new tools last year, Backup and Sync and Drive File Stream, which replaced the original Google Drive Sync desktop app that long-time syncers would be familiar with.

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Google Drive Sync basically mapped a 'Google Drive' folder on your local filesystem that was (you guessed it) synced to your Google Drive.

That method of syncing went away with the release of Backup and Sync & Drive File Stream.

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Bring back the dedicated 'Google Drive sync folder' with Insync, a superpowered syncing client on Windows, Linux and macOS.

Here's how:

This happens during the Insync setup process -- Windows, Linux and macOS.

In this case, the folder name will be the account name 'alex.syncs @ gmail.com':

Choose the cloud files you want to see locally on the Insync interface.

Sync all files, just some or no files at all. The app shows you all your Google Drive files:

See and use your synced files in your mapped Google Drive folder.

Add more files in the folder to sync them up to Google Drive.

How Do I Download Google Drive To My Mac

Mac

Screenshot is macOS but it works similarly on Windows and Linux:

How Do I Download Pictures From Google Drive To My Mac

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