Method #1 Remove Google Drive. First, click the Google Drive icon on Mac’s menu bar (top right corner). Select Preferences from the drop-down menu. Choose Disconnect account, in the Google Drive Preferences window. Quit the Google Drive app by clicking the Google Drive menu and choosing Quit. Now, go to Applications (Go Applications). Google's Backup and Sync app. Google's Backup and Sync app for Windows or Mac will back up photos from your computer, camera or SD card to Google Drive and Photos, and the app will upload a copy. Several weeks ago, Google rolled out a change to Drive that lets you create shortcuts to files and folders. The feature had been in testing since August 2019, and its goal is to help you better. Google Drive File Stream will automatically open when you log in to your Mac. You can also launch the 'Google Drive File Stream' app found in your /Applications folder. When running, you'll see the Google Drive logo in your menu bar. 'Google Drive' appears in your Finder sidebar under 'Devices.' Click the 'Google Drive' device to access your. Now that you have Google Drive downloaded and installed on your Mac, you can add a Google Drive folder to Finder. This section will take you through the steps required to do so. Navigate to the Backup and Sync from Google application in the Applications folder and double-click on it. Click on the Open button in the warning window.

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If others have shared files and folders with you, then you will see those files and folder in 'Shared with me'. These files and folders will not sync to Google Drive folder on your computer unless you add them to 'My Drive' or individual folders which you have synced.

Share Google Drive Folder

Following are the steps to Sync Files and Folders of Shared With Me in Google Drive:

1. Make sure you are connected to the internet.
2. Click 'Google Drive' icon on your computer. If you are using Mac, then you will see the icon located in the menu bar at the top right of your desktop screen. If you are using PC, then you will see the icon located in the task bar in the bottom right of your desktop screen.
3. Click '3 vertical dots' icon located at the top right corner the screen.
4. Select 'Preferences' option.
5. Click 'Visit Shared with me' button.
6. A 'Shared with me' in Google Drive on the web page opens up.
7. Drag and drop files and folders from 'Shared with me' into 'My Drive' which you have synced.

Google Drive Folder On Desktop

Quick Tip to ensure your Photos never go missing

Photos are precious memories and all of us never want to ever lose them to hard disk crashes or missing drives. PicBackMan is the easiest and simplest way to keep your photos safely backed up in one or more online accounts. Simply download PicBackMan (it's free!), register your account, connect to your online store and tell PicBackMan where your photos are - PicBackMan does the rest, automatically. It bulk uploads all photos and keeps looking for new ones and uploads those too. You don't have to ever touch it.

Using Google Drive is very easy and is open to anyone with a Google account. Google’s Drive service is an extremely useful tool for cloud storage. If you don’t plan to use the online service or Google Drive mobile app, you can still make use of Google Drive on your computer.

To get the Google Drive application (also known as Google Backup and Sync) for your computer, simply navigate to Google.com/drive from any web browser to download the software. The Google Drive download page is a smart page and will recognize what operating system (OS) you are using. As a result, the page will link you to the appropriate version supported by your computer setup.

Google Drive Shared Folders

With any of the Google Drive computer application versions, a folder is placed on your local hard drive that syncs with your Google Drive account. Inside this folder you can view the contents of your Google Drive.

The Windows Google Drive folder is located in Windows File Explorer.

To find the Mac Google Drive folder, you will need to look in Finder.

The Linux Google Drive folder will be placed in the Linux system file manager.

To use the Google Drive folder like an application:

• Simply drag and drop any file to the Google Drive folder to upload a copy to the cloud.
• Remove any file or folder from the Google Drive folder to delete items from the cloud.
• Right click, Ctrl+click, or long press items in the folder to initialize a pop-out menu and choose Google Drive → Share… to share the files in your Google Drive folder with others.

Because Google Drive is more of a folder than an actual application, the background processes and settings must be accessed through the OS notification tray.

On Windows computers, the notification tray is located on the task bar in the bottom right corner.

If you are using a Mac, the notifications tray is in the menu bar in the top right corner.

On most flavors of Linux, the notifications tray is located in the menu bar (global menu) in the top right corner.

Seek out the Google Drive icon (older versions) or Backup and Sync icon in your notification tray and click or tap to adjust your Google Drive sync options, preferences, and settings.