We showed in detail how to use it and how to migrate from Backup and Sync, but I don’t think we sufficiently answered the questions above, so I’ll try here. “What happened on October 1 and do I need to do anything?”Įpisode 220 of our YouTube show was all about Google Drive and the New Google Drive for Desktop. “What is Drive for Desktop and why would I need it?” “What was Backup and Sync, and how do I know if I have it?”
If, your drive file stream is not running, then it means your files are saved to a different location.On Oct 1, Google retired the product called “Backup and Sync.” In its place is a product called Drive for Desktop. Click Select and this selection is your default download location. Step 5: Now, click Change in the pop-up and navigate to the Downloads folder. Step 4: Go to Show Advanced Settings and then click Downloads. Step 3: Now, you need to click on Chrome and click More and go to Settings. Step 2: Drag the Downloads folder into a Google Drive folder and then open Google Chrome. Step 1: Go to the Finder on your computer and navigate to Macintosh the HD > users > your username.
How to sync all downloaded files to Drive on Mac: Step 7: Now, click Change in the pop-up and navigate to the Downloads folder. Now, click on Advanced and then go to Downloads. Step 6: Click More > Settings in the top-right corner. Step 4: You need to drag the Downloads folder into a Google Drive folder and then open Google Chrome. Step 3: Now, click Drive for Desktop and click Open Google Drive.