HOW TO DOWNLOAD GOOGLE DRIVE DESKTOP

HOW TO
DOWNLOAD
GOOGLE DRIVE
DESKTOP

Prepared by:
EDUCALL/ IT unit,
CELPAD

1

Go to:
https://support.google.com/

drive/answer/7329379

OR

Click Google
Drive apps

Step 1: Open your email &
Click the Google Drive
apps (9 dots) > Click ‘drive’

Step 2: Click the setting Click the
icon > Get Drive for ‘setting icon’
desktop
Click ‘Get Drive
for desktop’

Step 3: Scroll down and
click ‘Download & install
Drive File Stream’ >
Download for windows

Step 4: Wait until the
download process finished
> double click on it.

Double click the file after
the downloading process

finished.

Step 5: If this pop-up
message appeared,
click ‘run’ > yes >
follow the on-screen
instructions until the
installing process
finished.

Step 6: Once the
installing process
finished, there will be
a small ‘Drive file
stream’ icon appeared
in the taskbar. Click
the icon to open
Google Drive folder.

Drive file
stream icon

Click the small arrow to view
‘Drive file stream’ icon

Click the folder

Step 7: Click the drive
folder and you can open
either ‘My Drive/ Shared
drives’.

My drive: Where you keep
your personal folder/file.

Shared drives: Where you
collaborate a folder/ file
with others. Any editing
will be simultaneously
appeared in everyone
‘shared drive’

CONGRATULATIONS

You have successfully installed
Google Drive desktop.

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