To sync content from Documents, Desktop, or other folders, you must explicitly move it to My Drive. You can find Shared drives only in Drive on the web. When you access Google Drive on your computer, you see My Drive. When you access Google Drive on your computer, you see both My Drive and Shared drives. Windows: Google Drive appears in Explorer under Quick Access. Mac: Google Drive appears in Finder under Favorites. Windows 10: Google Drive appears in Explorer as a mounted drive under This PC and Quick Access.Īccess Google Drive like a folder on your hard drive. Windows 7: Google Drive appears in Explorer as a mounted drive under My Computer and Favorites. Mac: Google Drive appears in Finder under Devices. If you transition from Backup and Sync to Drive for desktop, here are primary differences you’ll notice in the user interface: Drive for desktopĪccess Google Drive like any other local or network drive. *With Drive for desktop, you can make selected files or folders 'Available offline' to sync them to your computer rather than an online stream.
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Sync other folders, such as Documents or Desktop See who's editing with real-time presence in Microsoft Office Use native applications like MS Word and Photoshop
