Double-click on it to run the installer. The installer will spend a few minutes downloading files and installing them. After installation, you'll be prompted for your TSS Google account credentials:. You'll also have to agree to give File Stream a bunch of different permissions, which File Stream needs in order to work properly. Drive File Stream is an application that runs all the time when your computer is turned on.
It's visible as a small square icon emblazoned with a triangular Drive logo in the System Tray, in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen:.
If you open up Google Drive and start browsing around, it should look pretty familiar. Every folder you can normally see in Google Drive will be visible inside Drive File Stream, along with their contents. If you double-click on a file, it will open in the Windows default app. If you double-click on a Google Doc, it will open a new tab in your default web browser to view the document.
Likewise, any changes you make to a Drive Stream folder will be synced to Google Drive. This is important to remember: changes you make to your Drive File Stream will affect anyone else who has access to the same files in Google Drive. This is the big difference between Drive File Stream and Drive Desktop Sync: Desktop Sync has to download copies of all the files, which makes it slow and also can take up tons of space on your computer's hard disk.
Drive File Stream, by contrast, runs much more quickly because it's streaming your files from Google, not storing local copies of them. This is an important distinction because just like the Google Drive website, if you don't have an internet connection, Drive File Stream won't give you access to your documents. If you need to make a file or folder available offline maybe you're travelling and want to get some work done on the road , you do still have that option.
If you right-click on a file or folder, you'll see a Drive File Stream option in the menu. It's actually easier to answer the reverse version of that question: who shouldn't install Drive File Stream? If you're feeling comfortable using Google Drive now, if you don't use applications like Publisher and ActivInspire, if you don't do a lot of travel for work Also, if you're already using Drive Desktop Sync a lot, I definitely recommend switching to Drive File Stream, as it's better and easier in almost every way.
If you have questions or would like assistance installing or using Drive File Stream, send a helpdesk ticket to the IT department and we'll be glad to come help you out. If you'd like to watch a demonstration of Drive File Stream, check out this video below. The File Stream demo starts at the minute mark:. Mac and Windows are the most popular operating systems for any user. Although there is a never ending war between Mac and Windows according to some people, they love both because both of the operating systems are useful in their track.
There are different ways to backup different things to Google Drive on Mac and Windows. However, if you want to download files to Google Drive on Mac or Windows , here is a simple guide. Obviously, you always need to delete unnecessary files from your computer to make more space and store necessary data. In case you need to download a lot of heavy weight files to your computer and you do not want to use an external hard disk to store them, you can use Google Drive for sure.
But two things you should remember e. Otherwise, it may damage your file. Secondly, you must have Google Drive app on your Mac or Windows computer. Here, you will see the storage bar. If you have a lot of files this may not be the best solution to make a serious dent in your storage, but this method can still help quite a bit. As both images and emails can waste GD storage, you can free up quite a bit of space by deleting Gmail emails and reducing photo resolution. First, open Gmail and delete outdated emails.
Instead, open Google Photos and click the Main Menu button at the top left of the page. Select Settings to open the options shown in the snapshot directly below.
There you can select a High quality free unlimited storage option. So select that setting, and upload all your images to Photos instead of separately to Google Drive. Click Trash on the left of the Google Drive account page to check if there are any files there. Now you can right-click files there and select Delete forever to remove them.
Alternatively, press the Trash button and select Empty Trash to fully empty it. If you press the Grid view button, you can check the file size of each deleted item in Trash. Check out the detailed process. We just have learned that the native processes, whether using the Google Drive interface feature or Google Takeout feature, are lengthy as well as indirect and do not offer flexible export of Google Drive photos.
In such cases, opting for an alternative solution with no such limitations would be a great choice. It supports backup of Gmail, Contacts, Calendars, and Appointments to multiple file formats and supports direct export to any folder on the system, including external drive folder.
Check all features and information about the tool at. Kernel G Suite Backup tool is highly recommended for users who need to secure their G Suite content to a local system drive or external drive. Some advanced features and services offered by the tool are:. A- Kernel G Suite Backup tool adds the Google Drive Files folder to back up its data selectively, and users can choose the folders containing image files, add a date range and choose other filters to do the backup.
A- Using the free trial version of the Kernel G Suite Backup tool, users can explore its interface and features. Also, they can do a free backup of 10 items per folder and 5 documents per drive. A- Google Takeout feature provided by Google lets users export Google Drive data selectively with filters like — Multiple file formats: Choice of file format from Documents, Drawings, Forms, and Presentations.
Advanced settings: Include named, published, and uploaded versions and Include additional info for files and folders All Drive data included: Include all files and folders in Drive or select specific folders. A- Yes.
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