Using Google Drive is very easy and is open to anyone with a Google account. Google’s Drive service is an extremely useful tool for cloud storage. If you don’t plan to use the online service or Google Drive mobile app, you can still make use of Google Drive on your computer.
Google Drive for Mac gives users a significant amount of storage in an easy to use platform that is available on many device types. Google Drive for Mac comes with a free version that allows.
To get the Google Drive application (also known as Google Backup and Sync) for your computer, simply navigate to Google.com/drive from any web browser to download the software. The Google Drive download page is a smart page and will recognize what operating system (OS) you are using. As a result, the page will link you to the appropriate version supported by your computer setup.
With any of the Google Drive computer application versions, a folder is placed on your local hard drive that syncs with your Google Drive account. Inside this folder you can view the contents of your Google Drive.
The Windows Google Drive folder is located in Windows File Explorer.
To find the Mac Google Drive folder, you will need to look in Finder.
The Linux Google Drive folder will be placed in the Linux system file manager.
To use the Google Drive folder like an application:
- Simply drag and drop any file to the Google Drive folder to upload a copy to the cloud.
- Remove any file or folder from the Google Drive folder to delete items from the cloud.
- Right click, Ctrl+click, or long press items in the folder to initialize a pop-out menu and choose Google Drive → Share… to share the files in your Google Drive folder with others.
Because Google Drive is more of a folder than an actual application, the background processes and settings must be accessed through the OS notification tray.
On Windows computers, the notification tray is located on the task bar in the bottom right corner.
If you are using a Mac, the notifications tray is in the menu bar in the top right corner.
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On most flavors of Linux, the notifications tray is located in the menu bar (global menu) in the top right corner.
Seek out the Google Drive icon (older versions) or Backup and Sync icon in your notification tray and click or tap to adjust your Google Drive sync options, preferences, and settings.
The application data folder is a special hidden folderthat your app can use to store application-specific data, such asconfiguration files. The application data folder is automatically created whenyou attempt to create a file in it. Use this folder to store any filesthat the user shouldn't directly interact with. This folder is only accessibleby your application and its contents are hidden from the user and from otherDrive apps.
The application data folder is deletedwhen a user uninstalls your app from their MyDrive. Users can also delete yourapp's data folder manually.
Application data folder scope
Before you can access the application data folder, you must request access tothe https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.appdata scope. For more informationabout scopes and how to request access to them, refer toAuthenticate your users.
Viewing amount of storage used by application data folder
To view the amount of storage used by the application data folder, usethe Manage Apps dialog:
Create a file in the application data folder
To create a file in the application data folder, specify appDataFolder in theparents property of the file and use thefiles.create method to upload the file tothe folder. The following example shows how to insert a file into a folder usinga client library:
For further information on creating files in folders, refer toCreate and populate folders.
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Search for files in the application data folder
To search for files in ithe application data folder, set the spaces field toappDataFolder and use the files.listmethod. The following example shows how to search for files in the applicationdata folder using a client library: