How to use Google Drive for Mac (Tutorial & Features)!

🗂 There are 2 main reasons why the Google Drive for Desktop app is a game-changer for Google Drive users: (1) You unlock new features like file streaming, and (2) You speed up your workflow

In this video I go through how to use Google Drive for Mac (applicable for PC as well), a step-by-step tutorial on how to download and install the app, features you can start using immediately, and some potential drawbacks you might encounter when you use Google Drive for Desktop!

Google Drive for Desktop has gone through many names (it was previously known Backup and Sync) but the core functionality has stayed largely the same. So let’s see what this amazing tool can offer us 🛠

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00:00 Stream Files from Drive for Desktop
00:41 Download Google Drive for Desktop
01:16 Settings & Preferences
02:56 Feature #1: Stream Video
03:41 Feature #2: File Management
04:41 Feature #3: Offline Access
04:55 Potential Drawbacks

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[JeffSu]

Google Drive users - Would you consider using this app?

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Stream Files from Drive for Desktop
00:41 Download Google Drive for Desktop
01:16 Settings & Preferences
02:56 Feature #1: Stream Video
03:41 Feature #2: File Management
04:41 Feature #3: Offline Access
04:55 Potential Drawbacks

[funtuber]

This video is a game changer, six and a half minutes of pure golden knowledge!

[livialone]

Omg I literally just started using this last week and it’s been useful! Thanks for this video Jeff!

[Christiana-J]

I need to start a whole new season to binge on Jeff’s productivity videos 🤩

Also, can we talk about how can this guy always sum up so many helpful tips in short videos nicely edited?

[HardDriver]

This answered all the questions I had about Google Drive, but I was most impressed at the editing and production value of this video. Awesome job, this was definitely the best "tutorial" video I've ever seen on YouTube. Subscribed! Thanks and keep up the great work!

[justinadey]

Thank you, Jeff - your videos are effective, your style is extremely helpful, and you communicate in a way that make me feel like we are friends! Please do carry on making videos as i'm sure you are changing many lives, including that of my own. *Applause*

[benoitwatteyne]

Thanks for being so coherent and having such a variety of topics. It allows me to use your videos as referral and go to :)

[GreyJedi]

Great ! I was looking for this topic and you uploaded this just 2 hours ago. Amazing

[SYNDESTV]

6:03 MEGA says hello! But in all seriousness great video btw Jeff, most people aren't really aware of a desktop version of Google Drive lately. It really saves a few clicks (it goes a long way!) compared to accessing Google Drive in a browser

[Melinslayy]

Fast, informative, and funny. Loved this video so helpful and tight to the point great production.

[theloniousMac]

So weird. I was looking for a way to mount Google Drive to make if familiar to Mac users and your video was the FIRST one I looked at and BOOM! You're doing it!

[Dr.Gamboa]

Everytime you upload a mac video, I always have you on my second monitor and follow along now hahah. Keep ‘em coming! Oh and I also downloaded all of Breaking Bad completely legit….😳

[kartu]

I am on PC (windows) but as a heads up I wanted to share about your drawbacks
1st) the second drive folder icon on the left is automatically added for the mirror option (which I personally use as I have internet issues)

Secondly the offline and file change issue on windows is that Google uses regular intervals to sync so if you change the settings during the interval the change doesn't take place until the next time you sync.

Edit:
You could just use multiple Google accounts for different purposes similarly to Chrome profiles

P.s. great video like always

[kuruption]

Saved my day bro. Could not figure out how to make files available offline and it was driving me crazy! I don't understand why the function is not available in the actual application and it is available by right-clicking the folder you want to make available offline only.

[Andrea_Dong]

Ever since my computer rebooted and I lost the essay I was working on at that time, I’ve been using Google Drive to save everything 😂

Thanks for the video, Jeff! I never knew there was a version for desktop :o

[yourspacebylucie]

Wow so helpful and straight forward. Thank you, I will check more of your videos

[rurikschutte]

Dude, the most straightforward info. THANKS 🎉

[junebugslug]

Just installed and this video super helped, gracias!

[Allprowebtools]

Thank you sir!!! I really do appreciate video like this. Now I'm just going to send this link instead of telling them where to click all the time hahah

[imaan]

You are gold. Thank you for all your video's.