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===If you are migrating from Backup and Sync, please follow the migration steps [[Google Drive/Migrating from Backup and Sync to Drive for Desktop| here]].===
'''If you are migrating from Backup and Sync, please follow the migration steps [[Google Drive/Migrating from Backup and Sync to Drive for Desktop| here]].'''


Drive for desktop is an application for Windows and macOS that lets you quickly access Google Drive content directly from your desktop file explorer. Drive for desktop also automatically syncs local files and directories of your choosing to the cloud in the background. This allows for users to be continuously backing up their data as they create it or modify it on their local machine without needing to manually upload each file to their Google Drive.
==Overview==
Drive for desktop is an application for Windows and macOS that lets you quickly access Google Drive content directly from your operating system's file browser. Drive for desktop also automatically syncs local files and directories of your choosing to your Google Drive in the background. This allows you to continuously back up your data as you create or modify it on your local machine(s) without needing to manually upload each file to your Google Drive.


==Installation for Windows==
==Installation==
 
Drive for desktop can be downloaded [https://www.google.com/drive/download here].
Drive for Desktop (Windows) can be downloaded [[https://www.google.com/drive/download/| here]].

Revision as of 16:41, 7 December 2021

If you are migrating from Backup and Sync, please follow the migration steps here.

Overview

Drive for desktop is an application for Windows and macOS that lets you quickly access Google Drive content directly from your operating system's file browser. Drive for desktop also automatically syncs local files and directories of your choosing to your Google Drive in the background. This allows you to continuously back up your data as you create or modify it on your local machine(s) without needing to manually upload each file to your Google Drive.

Installation

Drive for desktop can be downloaded here.