How to use Google Drive for Desktop (Tutorial for Beginners)

Google Drive is great for storing and editing all kinds of files. But Google Drive for Desktop makes accessing and using your files and folders so much easier. In this video, Scott Friesen shows you everything you need to know to install, set up, and use Google Drive for Desktop.

00:00 Reasons for installing the Desktop App
02:04 How to install Drive for Desktop
03:38 Accessing files from your desktop folder
05:45 Drive for Desktop settings
08:19 Selecting to Stream or Mirror Drive files

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Scott Friesen is a productivity specialist and founder of Simpletivity Training Inc.. He is also a prolific public speaker, workshop leader, and time management coach.

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[Simpletivity]

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[johntomasik]

I used to use the dislike count to give me an indication of whether a video will answer my questions or if it'll be just a waste of my time. Unfortunately, they took that away. Luckily, this video rocks it. It answered my question quickly, and it gave me valuable info I wasn't anticipating.

[Itsjustbeau]

Thank you outstanding and concise. Very well done and exactly what I was looking for!

[phillipholt]

I just bought a chromebook and I'm finding this is the best channel to use. I'm definitely going to subscribe.

[Capt-Cran]

What an incredible video and channel ... so clear, concise, and substantive ... makes it so much easier to understand ... thank you ... great job!!

[nabilslh]

Tanks a lot for this step by step tutorial. Simple and easy. Nice helpful work.

[giadaalbertini]

congratulations on the tutorial well done. I am Italian and your English is easily understood. Thanks I will always follow you. SIGNED UP

[jmackay]

much better than other Google Drive for Desktop tutorials I have encountered (points made much more clearly)! Thank you.

[DavidAverbuch]

Thanks. The Google drive icon was hidden on my pc and I didn't understand several points. Your video revealed it to me.

[stathis]

Man...I had seen the settings button on the google drive icon but never bothered to use it. Turns out, that it is pretty much useful. Thank you very much.

[nelsona]

Brilliant quick and objective tutorial. Cleared my doubts about DRIVE, helped me understand the Desktop version is the one I really need. Thanks much ! and keep up with the great job, that is certainly helping many people. 👍

[joncunliffe]

Thank you Scott. Very helpful and I will share with others on our (Charitable) Trust. They will find it extremely helpful I am sure - like I have done. We are remote from one another and our "site" is remote from all of us; yet most are using either a PC or a MAC by default day to day. Having an accessible file storage tool to store and update the Trusts working information AND direct from our desktops is HUGE.

Another thing that you can do with Google Drive for desktop and which you didn't quite get to in the latter stages of this video is the ability to add multiple google drive accounts to Drive for Desktop. For me this is a GOLD NUGGET - yet a possibility that is surprisingly well hidden. Its always simple when you know how of course - like clicking on the profile avatar in the settings/preferences screen that you were highlighting at the back end of the video.

Thank you again Scott. Keep up the great work. I find your videos very very helpful and across on a wide range of subjects and tools.

[sudaragi]

super hilfreich und gut erklärt! thank youuu

[sungglerpassword]

Thank you very much! I have really be struggling with this since the switch from Back-Up & Sync

[genepowers]

Excellent and thank you - I have been using Google drive for years and did not know this.

[gusgray]

Brilliant explanation - excellent tutorial, concise and logical to follow.

[grace]

Omg I just spent over an hour trying to figure out how this worked when I could have just watched this 10min video. Thank you so much!

[lizyrodriguez]

OMG this video is a lifesaver! Thank you!!

[Elrevisork]

really useful thanks for the video great description of all the functionality of GDrive

[ryanmay]

This looks like the solution I've been looking for. Thank you for the direct tutorial.