Google has made Google Drive available on Mac desktop for easy access, management, and sharing of all of your Google Drive-stored items. Follow the instructions below to learn how to install Google Drive on your Mac desktop. Go to the website and select Download for Mac. A window asking for your compliance to the Google Terms of Service will pop up. Read the terms and then select Agree and download. Google Drive will begin to download as a file labeled installgoogledrive.dmg.
• Easily share files and folders with others • Set sharing permissions to view, comment or edit • Quickly access recent files • See file details and activity • Enable viewing of files offline Google accounts get 15 GB of storage free, shared across Google Drive, Gmail and Google Photos. How to Download All Files on Google Drive on PC or Mac Co-authored by wikiHow Staff| Tech Team Tested This article was co-authored by our trained team of editors and researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness.
Dependent on your browser, the download file may appear in different spots. Wait until Google Drive is completely downloaded and then select installgoogledrive.dmg. A window will appear verifying the download. Drag the Google Drive icon to the Applications folder icon to continue downloading Google Drive to your desktop. The Applications window will open up and the Google Drive icon will be inside. Select the Google Drive icon. A window will appear asking if you want to open Google Drive. On the right-hand side of the menu bar, the Google Drive icon will appear.
Select the Google Drive icon and then select Sign in. Enter your St. Olaf Gmail address and select Next. Enter your St.
Olaf Gmail password and select Sign in. Follow the on-screen steps to log-in using your 2-Step Verification process. A Welcome to Google Drive window will open. Follow the tutorial, selecting Next to proceed to the next window. On the last tutorial window, select Done. You have now successfully downloaded and logged into Google Drive desktop. Select the Google Drive icon on the right-hand side of your menu bar.
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From here you can choose to access either your Google Drive folder installed on your desktop, or Google Drive on the web. For additional information on using desktop Google Drive, visit the. If you do not want all of your Google Drive files synced to your device, visit the Google Drive help page:.