How to add Google Drive PC to your Desktop

Google Drive PC

Now you can add the Google Drive application to your computer on the desktop and enjoy more important benefits for you and your business, as files will be synchronized from your computer to Google Drive directly, and this increases the security and protection of your data and also allows you to access your files from any device via your Google Drive account.

Adding Google Drive to your desktop does not mean that you can no longer use Google Drive via the web browser, but you can do so, but when you install Google Drive on your computer, you will not need to constantly upload your files to Google Drive as it will sync automatically.

Google Drive has the distinction of being one of the easiest, flexible, and fast cloud storage services, with its compatibility with many Google products.

How do you add Google Drive to your Desktop PC?

If you are logged into your Gmail account via a web browser on your computer, you must log out temporarily to be able to install Google Drive on your computer.
Go to the Google Drive website to download it for your computer.
You will see two options: the first for individuals and the second for the team known as Google Workspace
Choose the best option for your business, if you are an individual. Choose individuals. If you want to try Google Workspace, click on the Try Drive for your team option located at the top of the page on the right.
If you choose the individual option, this will provide you with the advantage of syncing and backups google drive for pc Windows or Mac OS
Choose to agree to terms and download
After the download completes, click on the file and select Run
The application will begin to install on your computer and finish in a minute
Click on Close after the installation is complete
On your desktop, you will see Google Cloud Docs: Google Sheets, Google Slides, and Google Docs
Click on any of these shortcuts, and you will see the Start Sync and Backup window. Click get started
You will have a window to log in to the Gmail account associated with Google Drive
Register the account information
You will be asked to choose the files on the computer that you want to synchronize and automatically backup them to Google Drive
Choose the files
Adjust the settings for the image and video upload quality
The file upload feature will give you pictures and videos on Google Photos from the computer as it is from a smartphone, and you can click on this feature to activate it
A new option will appear, which is to sync files from your Google Drive to a folder on your computer
Adjust the settings
Click Get Started
You will see a file with what will be synced, marked with a checkmark next to the file’s image
You can click on the file titled Google Drive, and you will find all your files uploaded to Google Drive located in it