Do you use Google Drive? Are you annoyed that you constantly have to go between Google Drive in Chrome and your computer's file management system? Use Google Drive for Desktop!
Tips for end-users and small businesses:
Google Drive for Desktop, formerly known as Google Drive File Stream, is a downloadable tool developed by Google which creates a bridge between your computer and the Google cloud.
It lets you visualize the contents of your Google Drive from the comfort of your computer's file management system.
See Windows example below:
If you have been with me for a while, you may remember that in an earlier post we talked a bit about using this tool. I am bringing up the topic of Google Drive for Desktop (formerly Google Drive File Stream) again because Google recently renamed the tool, so you may notice a change.
💎 KloudGem 1: Google Drive for Desktop definitely makes things easier to store and access Microsoft files in Google Drive. When you have Google Drive for Desktop installed, if you open non-Google files from your Windows File Explorer/Mac Finder, they will automatically open in their native editors, eliminating the need to upload/download, and making it less likely to affect formatting, because you are not porting files between the Microsoft and the Google office systems.
💎 KloudGem 2: With Google Drive for Desktop, you can save files you create with your non-Google software directly to Google Drive. Just use the familiar Save As functionality in your non-Google desktop software, and navigate to Google Drive.
💎 KloudGem 3: I recommend Google Drive for Desktop (Google Drive File Stream), but I am not a fan of another tool called Backup and Sync (which you may also see being mentioned in Google's Help articles), because of the amount of space the files might take up on your hard drive.
Tips for mid-size companies and large enterprises:
You can configure your system to enable your users to use Google Drive for Desktop on their authorized work machines.
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