Google drive file stream download for windows

This article will show you how to install the Google Drive File Stream client on your work or personal Windows computer. To install Google Drive File Stream on your work computer, we recommend that you use Software Center , which enables you to install software packages approved by the IT department without the need for administrator access to your computer.

Just look for the Google Drive File Stream entry in the list of applications. After the installer has downloaded to your computer's drive, launch it and follow the on-screen instructions to finish installing the Google Drive File Stream client. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Select Allow on the permissions prompt. Mac: El Capitan For High Sierra You will also find the Drive Menu in a different place, depending on what computer you use. On Windows, look for the icon at the bottom right of your screen.

On macOS, look at the top right of your screen. Your computer's Google Drive folder will contain both your personal Google Drive and any Shared Drives you can access. A Shared Drive is a Google Drive space that solves a lot of ownership and permissions issues present with traditional shared Google Drive folder. Once you create a Shared Drive, e. With Shared Drive, you can be sure the data will stay with research group as students and postdocs come and go.

To request Shared Drive, first make sure you have an EliApps account see above then contact us. We will work with ITS on your behalf to enable the feature.

Although they don't have a total size quota, there are limits for Google Shared Drives. Some are listed below. To keep file counts low and for easier data retrieval we highly recommended that you archive your data using zip or tar.

You can upload and access your data using the web portal and sync data with your local machines via the Google File Stream software. For sync with your local machine, install Google File Stream.

You will see Google Drive mounted as an additional drive on your machine. You can also transfer data using the command line utility Rclone. Rclone can be used to transfer data to any Google Drive account. If you don't have an EliApps account, request one as described above. On the Globus Transfer page, select an endpoint for each side of your transfer. To transfer to or from your Google Drive, simply search in the Endpoint field for the name of the Endpoint e. There are 'rate limits' to how much data and how many files you can transfer in any 24 hours period.

If you are archiving data to Google Drive, it is much better to first compress folders that contain lots of small files e. If you have hit your rate limit, Globus should automatically resume the transfer during the next 24 hour period. If you click the 'sync' checkbox in the Transfer Setting window on the Globus page, Globus should resume the transfer where it left off when it hit the limit. To manage your endpoint, such as delete the endpoint, rename it, or share it with additional people be aware, they will be able to access your Google Drive , go to Manage Endpoint on the Globus website.

To check if this was the problem, just disable the installed Firewall and Anti-virus applications for some time, and check if the Google Drive file streaming resumes or not. If it does, the problem is solved.