How to use Google Drive for Mac (Tutorial & Features)!

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  • čas pƙidĂĄn 25. 07. 2024
  • 🗂 There are 2 main reasons why the Google Drive for Desktop app is a game-changer for Google Drive users: (1) You unlock new features like file streaming, and (2) You speed up your workflow
    In this video I go through how to use Google Drive for Mac (applicable for PC as well), a step-by-step tutorial on how to download and install the app, features you can start using immediately, and some potential drawbacks you might encounter when you use Google Drive for Desktop!
    Google Drive for Desktop has gone through many names (it was previously known Backup and Sync) but the core functionality has stayed largely the same. So let’s see what this amazing tool can offer us 🛠
    TIMESTAMPS
    00:00 Stream Files from Drive for Desktop
    00:41 Download Google Drive for Desktop
    01:16 Settings & Preferences
    02:56 Feature #1: Stream Video
    03:41 Feature #2: File Management
    04:41 Feature #3: Offline Access
    04:55 Potential Drawbacks
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Komentáƙe • 438

  • @JeffSu
    @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety +11

    Google Drive users - Would you consider using this app?
    TIMESTAMPS
    00:00 Stream Files from Drive for Desktop
    00:41 Download Google Drive for Desktop
    01:16 Settings & Preferences
    02:56 Feature #1: Stream Video
    03:41 Feature #2: File Management
    04:41 Feature #3: Offline Access
    04:55 Potential Drawbacks

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@atlas_skynet Thanks for sharing my friend!

  • @livialone3199
    @livialone3199 Pƙed 2 lety +17

    Omg I literally just started using this last week and it’s been sooooooooo useful! Thanks for this video Jeff!

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      You're very welcome Livia :)

  • @Christiana-J
    @Christiana-J Pƙed 2 lety +19

    I need to start a whole new season to binge on Jeff’s productivity videos đŸ€©
    Also, can we talk about how can this guy always sum up so many helpful tips in short videos nicely edited?

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Sounds like a solid weekend plan 😁, and thank you Christiana!

    • @Christiana-J
      @Christiana-J Pƙed 2 lety

      @@JeffSu omg, you have 199K subs now! Will you consider another Q&A when you hit half a mil? đŸ€Ł

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      @@Christiana-J Hahaha probably!

  • @justinadey2145
    @justinadey2145 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Thank you, Jeff - your videos are effective, your style is extremely helpful, and you communicate in a way that make me feel like we are friends! Please do carry on making videos as i'm sure you are changing many lives, including that of my own. *Applause*

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Wait aren't we friends??? 😉

  • @HardDriver3950
    @HardDriver3950 Pƙed rokem +4

    This answered all the questions I had about Google Drive, but I was most impressed at the editing and production value of this video. Awesome job, this was definitely the best "tutorial" video I've ever seen on CZcams. Subscribed! Thanks and keep up the great work!

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem +1

      Wow thanks so much for the kind comment my friend! Glad you found this video helpful 😁

  • @Melinslayy
    @Melinslayy Pƙed rokem +2

    Fast, informative, and funny. Loved this video so helpful and tight to the point great production.

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem

      Thanks so much! glad you found this helpful 😁

  • @benoitwatteyne9082
    @benoitwatteyne9082 Pƙed rokem +1

    Thanks for being so coherent and having such a variety of topics. It allows me to use your videos as referral and go to :)

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem

      You're very welcome 😁

  • @GreyJedi17
    @GreyJedi17 Pƙed 2 lety

    Great ! I was looking for this topic and you uploaded this just 2 hours ago. Amazing

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Must be fate 😁

  • @funtuber9155
    @funtuber9155 Pƙed rokem +10

    This video is a game changer, six and a half minutes of pure golden knowledge!

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem

      Glad to hear it my friend!!

  • @SYNDESTV
    @SYNDESTV Pƙed 2 lety +7

    6:03 MEGA says hello! But in all seriousness great video btw Jeff, most people aren't really aware of a desktop version of Google Drive lately. It really saves a few clicks (it goes a long way!) compared to accessing Google Drive in a browser

  • @kartu0811
    @kartu0811 Pƙed 2 lety +8

    I am on PC (windows) but as a heads up I wanted to share about your drawbacks
    1st) the second drive folder icon on the left is automatically added for the mirror option (which I personally use as I have internet issues)
    Secondly the offline and file change issue on windows is that Google uses regular intervals to sync so if you change the settings during the interval the change doesn't take place until the next time you sync.
    Edit:
    You could just use multiple Google accounts for different purposes similarly to Chrome profiles
    P.s. great video like always

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Oh wow thanks for sharing Kartavya!! 😁

  • @JamesStrickland
    @JamesStrickland Pƙed 2 lety

    Great video as always Jeff!

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Thank you James 😁

  • @yourspacebylucie9073
    @yourspacebylucie9073 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Wow so helpful and straight forward. Thank you, I will check more of your videos

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Awesome! Let me know if you like the other ones as well!

  • @martindoyon6470
    @martindoyon6470 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    always great stuff ! thanks !

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      You're very welcome Martin! 😁

  • @iankastelic881
    @iankastelic881 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Thanks, Jeff! Very helpful!

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      You're very welcome Ian 😁

  • @PaigeNextDoor
    @PaigeNextDoor Pƙed 2 lety

    Super helpful!

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Thanks 😁😁

  • @glenmackay764
    @glenmackay764 Pƙed rokem

    Hi Jeff, Thanks for all of your insight. It was beneficial. I am having an issue with my google drive, and I would appreciate any suggestions you have to solve it. I use an air mac laptop and just upgraded to a mini mac for the office. After transferring all my data to the new mac, I no longer have access to any of the tagged folders I had previously made on my air mac via the google drive folder. However, they still show up on the laptop. have you heard of a way to fix the tagging issue I am facing?

  • @imaanfaker3007
    @imaanfaker3007 Pƙed 2 lety

    You are gold. Thank you for all your video's.

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Thank you so much Imaan!!

  • @junebugslug
    @junebugslug Pƙed 2 lety

    Just installed and this video super helped, gracias!

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Nice! Let me know how it goes for you Juney! 😁

  • @CarlosBustamanteRestrepo
    @CarlosBustamanteRestrepo Pƙed rokem +1

    great video. thanks

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem

      You're very welcome 😁

  • @DavidRanalli
    @DavidRanalli Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci +1

    Great video thank you!

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci

      Thanks!! 😁

  • @Dr.Gamboa
    @Dr.Gamboa Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Everytime you upload a mac video, I always have you on my second monitor and follow along now hahah. Keep ‘em coming! Oh and I also downloaded all of Breaking Bad completely legit
.😳

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Nice! Let me know how you find the Desktop app. I may OR MAY NOT also have Breaking Bad...

  • @janellee1349
    @janellee1349 Pƙed 2 lety

    Hey Jeff, can I seek your advice on the recent Amazon 20-1 stock split?
    I have just signed my contract with Amazon last month (big thanks to your awesome interview tips!!!) and they promised a fixed number of RSU vested across 4 years.
    With the stock split, will my stock number be multiplied by 20? I know Google had a similar stock split - what was your experience?

  • @JeroenLapre
    @JeroenLapre Pƙed rokem

    Thanks. Helpful.

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem

      Glad to hear it Jeoren 😁

  • @ShervinShares
    @ShervinShares Pƙed 2 lety +1

    how do you delete all the cache? i have so many files & folders - i don't remember what I saved locally

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Check out the Medium article! I want to give credit to the person who came up with the method 😁

  • @JustSketchPNG
    @JustSketchPNG Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Dude! I love you! Thank you so much for this!!!

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety +1

      You're very welcome my friend! Love your profile picture by the way. My Chinese name has that character 😁

    • @JustSketchPNG
      @JustSketchPNG Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@JeffSu Thank you! It's also part of my Chinese name.âœŒïžđŸ˜ It's the easiest one to write digitally so I went with it as my logo.✌

  • @SheriMarin-b3u
    @SheriMarin-b3u Pƙed 28 dny

    Thank you SO much for this video, this was so helpful!!!!

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 28 dny

      No problem 😁

  • @rurikschutte2188
    @rurikschutte2188 Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci

    Dude, the most straightforward info. THANKS 🎉

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci

      You're very welcome!! 😁

  • @angelolazeroms5900
    @angelolazeroms5900 Pƙed 9 měsĂ­ci +1

    Thank you!

  • @itlearn5521
    @itlearn5521 Pƙed rokem +1

    Works well!! DANKEEE

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem

      You're welcome 😁

  • @hillarysteinau7037
    @hillarysteinau7037 Pƙed rokem

    So helpful - thanks man!

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem

      You're very welcome Hillary 😁

  • @joshuahenkel95
    @joshuahenkel95 Pƙed 5 měsĂ­ci

    Worked perfectly! :)

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 5 měsĂ­ci

      Nice! 😁

  • @Emma-jp1zq
    @Emma-jp1zq Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci

    thank you so much !!! :)

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci

      No problem 😁

  • @miltonbrownrigg8409
    @miltonbrownrigg8409 Pƙed 2 lety

    a lot of info, Good stuff Jeff. Love Google Drive.

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Glad to hear it Milton, thanks so much 😁

  • @kuruption1983
    @kuruption1983 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Saved my day bro. Could not figure out how to make files available offline and it was driving me crazy! I don't understand why the function is not available in the actual application and it is available by right-clicking the folder you want to make available offline only.

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Hahaha glad you came across this video then 😁

  • @RonronZero5522
    @RonronZero5522 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Hi Jeff, cool Video! After using Google Drive Desktop on Mac for a while I'm not that happy like I was before with Googles solution Backup & Sync. My problem with Google Desktop on Mac is:
    Alot of softwares have the autosave feature onboard, which actually is really helpful. But apples pages, numbers, keynote etc. can't autosave the files which I'm working with when I'm working on files of the Google Drive Directory (even if I've turned on the offline functionality). So every 5mins pages, keynote etc. comes up with an error message that the software can't save on that kind of directory.
    Do you know that issue and may you have a solution?
    Thanks alot!

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Ah interesting. I've actually never used the previous Backup and Sync. I don't think Apple files would be compatible with Google Drive 😅

  • @Andrea_Dong
    @Andrea_Dong Pƙed 2 lety

    Ever since my computer rebooted and I lost the essay I was working on at that time, I’ve been using Google Drive to save everything 😂
    Thanks for the video, Jeff! I never knew there was a version for desktop :o

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Were you using Microsoft Word?

    • @Andrea_Dong
      @Andrea_Dong Pƙed 2 lety

      Yep 😅 shoulda manually saved it at regular intervals at the very least, but we live and we learn

  • @theloniousMac
    @theloniousMac Pƙed rokem

    So weird. I was looking for a way to mount Google Drive to make if familiar to Mac users and your video was the FIRST one I looked at and BOOM! You're doing it!

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem

      Wooohoooo glad I was able to help 😁

  • @felipeoliveira8464
    @felipeoliveira8464 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Jeff, ur content is PERFECT! đŸ˜©

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Hahaha thank you Felipe! I'll try to be EVEN MORE perfect moving forward 😁

    • @felipeoliveira8464
      @felipeoliveira8464 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@JeffSu đŸ’ȘđŸ»đŸ‘đŸ»â€ïž

  • @Allprowebtools
    @Allprowebtools Pƙed 2 lety

    Thank you sir!!! I really do appreciate video like this. Now I'm just going to send this link instead of telling them where to click all the time hahah

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Yup! Exactly 😁

  • @SreekantShenoy
    @SreekantShenoy Pƙed 2 lety +4

    Jeff, try the IINA video player app. Thats way better than VLC. Great video btw. ;)

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Interesting, thanks for sharing! Will check it out!

  • @maikaimakena9424
    @maikaimakena9424 Pƙed 2 lety

    Jeff is the MAN keep the RAD VIDEOS COMING âšĄïžâšĄïžđŸ‘Š

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Will do! 😁😁

  • @inyua
    @inyua Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Hi Jeff, do you have a video about your preferences for backing up photos? I've been watching A LOT of your videos and loveeeeee them! Would love to hear your side on photo storages if that's okay. Thank you so so much!

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Have you checked out my Google Photos or Apple Photos video? haha

    • @inyua
      @inyua Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@JeffSu DONE AND THANK YOUUU

    • @julianasimon2344
      @julianasimon2344 Pƙed rokem

      @@JeffSu Would you be so kind and share the link? I can't seem to be able to find it!

  • @bySterling
    @bySterling Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Amazing!

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Glad you think so 😁

  • @joekelley9311
    @joekelley9311 Pƙed 2 lety

    Great video!

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Thank you Joe! 😁

  • @MissRobins_Treehouse
    @MissRobins_Treehouse Pƙed rokem +1

    Thanks for this! Yes, I have been very confused why the drive app shows up in my Locations and also in my Favourites and sometimes I save a file in the App but it doesn't show up on the favourites as updated....

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem

      So does it work now?

  • @raghavansrinivas1379
    @raghavansrinivas1379 Pƙed 2 lety

    Great one

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Thank you 😁

  • @Juulylie
    @Juulylie Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Oh the stream option is very cool! I think it's a newish one? I remember a few years ago I discovered the equivalent on Dropbox, and I believe at the time it was the only cloud with that option!

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Yes it's kinda new (to me at least) but I still might get my own NAS at some point 😁

  • @marc-antoinerivet1232
    @marc-antoinerivet1232 Pƙed rokem +1

    Hi Jeff!
    Super useful the colored files! However, do we have to do it for each folder or can we do it automatically when a file is created in an "orange" file it becomes orange automatically?
    Cheers mate! 😎

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem +1

      I don't think we can do that yet but that would be a great idea for the product team 😂

  • @estebancosin
    @estebancosin Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Great video Jeff! I'm having a BIG trouble with drive for Mac, using the "stream files" option: I can't find files using the "find" from mac. Simply, it does not recognize any file in the virtual disc "Google Drive", even if I check a file as offline access.
    It is crazy and it is driving me crazy, I think if I can not solve this, I'm gonna quit Drive. Do you have an idea about how can I solve it? Thanks!

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Yea I don't think spotlight or alfred will index those files haha

    • @estebancosin
      @estebancosin Pƙed 2 lety

      @@JeffSu it used to do it, but not anymore sudenly. What a big problem! Thanks 4 your reply

    • @Shauenkz
      @Shauenkz Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Raycast (alfred analogy) has option to search inside google. Check it!

  • @tommasomeneghin1798
    @tommasomeneghin1798 Pƙed 2 lety

    Thank you Jeff!
    I have a question: do you know how to use spotlighting on my mac to search the files into Google Drive?

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      I don't think we can 😅

    • @HerlimTelhano
      @HerlimTelhano Pƙed 2 lety

      @@JeffSu you can if you choose the stream option. That why more people choose this option! Because with mirror option your file will be on virtual drive and spotlight doesn't find any file on that. This is maybe a GDrive configuration issue, even when you make available offline.

  • @eminemirza
    @eminemirza Pƙed rokem +1

    Thnks bro 👈

  • @hk9426
    @hk9426 Pƙed rokem +1

    Hi Jeff, really love your channel. One question tho, I watched several of your videos and saw your folder have numbers in it (01) (02) etc. Do you ever talk about it in another video or somewhere else?

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem

      Nah not yet, because I'm still perfecting my organizational system!

  • @imassociates
    @imassociates Pƙed 2 lety

    Any tips on the most efficient way to migrate files from personal Google Drive to Google Workspace? I've got both installed on my Macbook Pro (following steps outlined on your excellent video). I'm a business owner with 1T storage in Google Workspace now, but the bulk of my work files originated in my personal drive, which is the free version. I worry about some of our staff losing sharing privileges, so would I need to comb through those after the move and re-share?

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      In your specific instance you might need to make a copy of the files you want to share, then share those copies with your colleagues/staff

  • @user-pl7ud8jx9b
    @user-pl7ud8jx9b Pƙed 7 měsĂ­ci +1

    Hi Jeff, thanks for the video! Super helpful. One question remains: How to duplicate the format gsheet & gdoc in the drive for mac? So far I am only able to duplicate pptx & docx. Thanks in advance!! So great that you or your team still respond to the comments here.

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 7 měsĂ­ci

      Yea Google doesn't allow that yet for some reason :(

  • @fabianozanetti9774
    @fabianozanetti9774 Pƙed 2 lety

    Hi Jeff, thank you.
    I have added Google Drive to my Mac.
    Is there any way to delete the Google Drive folder icon from the desktop? Because if I do "eject", I have to re-authenticate every time I want to open Google Drive. Thanks!

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Yea you can choose not to show the external drives in finder preferences

  • @patrick9969
    @patrick9969 Pƙed 2 lety

    Let's goo, nice video

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Thanks Patrick 😁

  • @iankastelic881
    @iankastelic881 Pƙed rokem +1

    Hi Jeff- I have the app on my MacBook pro 2019, but find that the time that it takes to open finder and then click on Google drive in the sidebar na dhtne find what I want is actually slower than getting the GDrive online with a shortcut in the bar. Is there a way to open the Drive for desktop on mac with a keyboard shortcut or a link in the dock? Thank you so much!!

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem

      So I think interestingly Alfred (spotlight alternative) is starting to integrate the search option with Google Drive for Mac!

  • @BrianAuer
    @BrianAuer Pƙed rokem +1

    2:33 add to side bar is grey like yours. How do you add it to side bar? I had to literally create a shortcut to my HD on my desktop to access my google drive because the app function does nothing when i click it. Thanks

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem

      Are you saying it's not showing up under the "Favorites" section?

  • @amitkumartyagi440
    @amitkumartyagi440 Pƙed rokem +1

    Hi Jeff, Thank you for the fantastic video. I do all my editing work directly on google drive sync (desktop app) and my experience is excellent. but internet data consumption is too high, any solution for this??

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem

      Hi Amit - What sort of editing are you doing?

    • @amitkumartyagi440
      @amitkumartyagi440 Pƙed rokem +1

      @@JeffSu corporate films, Multicam editing, 4k videos...

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem

      @@amitkumartyagi440 Oh wow... to be honest with you I I wouldn't do all that in Google Drive. What's stopping you from this locally?

  • @patrick9969
    @patrick9969 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    2:46 I personally use that feature when I am working with files locally that I modify often, so that it automatically gets synced.

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Ah that's a good point! Do you access those files from different machines?

    • @MStar10
      @MStar10 Pƙed 8 měsĂ­ci

      Can you do both? ie mirror all mac files (from befoe Gdrive) to the Gdrive and then all new files just sit on Gdrive going fwd? or do you have to pick one path?

  • @brendonfernandez
    @brendonfernandez Pƙed rokem +1

    Thank you for this video! At 4:06, where you hold option to duplicate a file or folder, is there a way to duplicate a google doc within finder? When I try, I get the error "The operation can’t be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code -50)." and the notification "To duplicate a Google document, sign in to Google Drive on the web." Of course it's possible to just duplicate the google doc in a browser, but I was wondering if this was possible within Finder (it's possible to just CTRL-C, CTRL-V in Windows).

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem +1

      Yea I don't think you can do that yet haha

  • @AndreaLongoni
    @AndreaLongoni Pƙed 2 lety

    Hi there! On the Finder's Sidebar: on my Mac, GDFD appears as an external drive, on some colleagues' Macs, it appears as a network location (different from your "local host" thing). But I’ve never seen a situation like yours. It's incredibly weird. I use iCloud Drive for personal stuff, and I'm not 100% satisfied. I still don't understand how storage (local / cloud) Is managed. I find myself often manually removing local downloads.

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Another viewer actually talked about this in his comment! Basically it seems the sync happens at regular intervals so local downloads are removed on a regular basis!

  • @erlendursmari
    @erlendursmari Pƙed rokem +1

    I use the "Safely back up your files" on my server to have a realtime backup on Google Drive, which I can also then access on my phone through the Google Drive app and on other computers through Google Drive for desktop (I see them as "Other Computers").

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem

      Ah gotcha, thanks for sharing your system Erlendur!

  • @Video2Webb
    @Video2Webb Pƙed 2 lety

    Would have liked you to open up the folder in 'localhost' (without cloud icon) and show us what's there. Is that where files that you want to have mirrored rather than streamed would reside?

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Hm...I don't think so. Because you can only choose one or the other (mirrored or streamed)

  • @luwileo
    @luwileo Pƙed 2 lety

    I don’t use a mac or google drive in such an advanced way but this video edit seems so tight with lots of nuances and embellishments. As always, am sure those who watched will have a great one! 😄

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Hahaha I hope so too Louis

  • @TechnoBoomer
    @TechnoBoomer Pƙed 2 lety +4

    Hi Jeff and thanks for the video. As you know I am a G Workspace (happy) user and Ia am also a Linux user. So, as Gpoogle does not provide any official G Drive official client (a pity, btw), I sometime use overGrive... And, after many years using the service, I have to admint that Dropbox is far better than G Drive... See U ! François

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Interesting, I've never used Dropbox before, I should definitely check them out. Thank you so much for letting me know François!

    • @AndyWahyudic
      @AndyWahyudic Pƙed 2 lety +1

      I do agree with you. I'm using both GDrive (Plus) and Dropbox Pro, and from user prespective, Dropbox is the best choice.

  • @lemonxuan7085
    @lemonxuan7085 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Do you have any tips on OneDrive for Mac? :) Thanks in advance

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      I didn't even know that existed 😂. I don't really use the Microsoft suite of products haha

  • @kimedmunds1554
    @kimedmunds1554 Pƙed rokem +1

    Hi Jeff. Many thanks for this. As a devoted Mac user, all this Google Drive stuff confuses me! Quick Question... if I download Google Drive to my Mac Desktop will my files still back up to the Apple Cloud? Or how does that work? ANy advice would be most appreciated! Thanks.

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem

      Nope, iCloud and Google Drive are separate apps! If I were you I'd stick to 1

    • @kimedmunds1554
      @kimedmunds1554 Pƙed rokem

      Thank you so much for your fast response! Will follow you for more tips!

  • @mehdisheriff
    @mehdisheriff Pƙed 2 lety +1

    2:46. So I’ve used this feature before to sync a folder over multiple days. I had a shoot over 2 days and to share the videos with the rest of my team, I’d just drag it into the folder and it would sync to the cloud

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Ahhhhhh gotcha. I'm assuming you have a lot more storage than the default 15GB?

    • @mehdisheriff
      @mehdisheriff Pƙed 2 lety

      @@JeffSu I have the default 15 gb however as part of every project, we make another gmail and then pay if needed accordingly.
      For my personal, it does seem worthwhile to upgrade to the 100gb version

  • @edgardpontex1778
    @edgardpontex1778 Pƙed 2 lety

    Hello! Congrats, this video is fantastic! IÂŽve been using Google Desktop Drive for Mac ever since I watched your video 7 days ago. But yesterday I cleaned cache and cookies and I do not see the little cloud anymore. I also received a message saying my google desktop folder has changed. Can you help? Thank you sir!

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Go into the preferences and see if your Drive is properly synced 😁

  • @mashedpotatoess
    @mashedpotatoess Pƙed rokem +1

    hello! thank u for the video! I just had one issue. I don't have the drive icon in my menu bar and I can find the way to access this window u show! how can I do??? I have a Mac

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem

      Have you downloaded and installed the app?

  • @marceloluisgomez
    @marceloluisgomez Pƙed rokem +1

    Excellent explanation but, with the IO Catalina version you cannot choose an external disk to work offline. Do you know any trick for this?
    thanks for everything

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem

      Ah sorry I usually always upgrade to the latest version of the Mac!

  • @bobperezb19
    @bobperezb19 Pƙed rokem +1

    Hi Jeff, nice video. My Drive folder does not display the cloud icon, any recommendations?

  • @farisimadifik
    @farisimadifik Pƙed 9 měsĂ­ci +1

    Do I have to clear the cache manually everytime I finished sync? It took some of my harddrive spaces after I’ve finished copying the files

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 9 měsĂ­ci

      Hm...I don't. I think you just need to wait for a bit

  • @iankastelic881
    @iankastelic881 Pƙed rokem +1

    Hi Jeff- Love your channel! Will you please help with this situation?: I have a folder with activities in it that I want to share with my teachers. I don't want them to have access to the originals. Can I force them to make a copy of any file in the folder? Thank you for the help!

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem

      You can make a copy of those files and place them all within a shared folder, and share that folder with your teachers

  • @bahauddinchishte
    @bahauddinchishte Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Another Blast!

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety +1

      Glad to hear it! 😁

  • @markloughtonUK
    @markloughtonUK Pƙed rokem +1

    Is it possible to add Starred items to the Finder windows on the Mac ? I have managed to add the My Drive folder and it works well but I cant see how to add Starred. I suppose I could use Tags on the Mac but that means they are operating separately from the Google Starred items.

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem +1

      Yea I don't think those can sync over right now Mark :(

  • @cheeky4529
    @cheeky4529 Pƙed rokem

    Thank you for this video! I'm hoping there is a workaround for sending a shareable link so that the recipient will be able to click it and have it open in Google Drive for desktop instead of on the web. I cannot find any solution for this.

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem +1

      That's actually a great idea for the product team 😂. Of course this is assuming both parties have Google Drive for desktop installed

    • @cheeky4529
      @cheeky4529 Pƙed rokem

      @@JeffSu Yes, absolutely. Our whole company uses it, so we would be most grateful if Google would implement this feature!

  • @user-wr9ks3tf4n
    @user-wr9ks3tf4n Pƙed 2 lety +1

    hello, can I ask how to add shared folders in google drive mac app? thank you

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety +1

      That's a really good question. I'll try to find out 😂

  • @RamMohammadJosephKaur
    @RamMohammadJosephKaur Pƙed 2 lety

    3:29 when you click "make available offline" , does it mean it is now storing the file on local mac storage ?

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Yes that's correct 😁

  • @daniel_targan
    @daniel_targan Pƙed rokem +1

    Google Drive is really great, which is why I'm a business customer. However, there is an annoying bug on my Mac: I have some important Google Drive folders pinned as shortcuts on the left side of the Finder. Unfortunately, the Google Drive shortcuts are regularly deleted there (about once a week).

    • @MStar10
      @MStar10 Pƙed 9 měsĂ­ci

      Is this still the case?

    • @daniel_targan
      @daniel_targan Pƙed 9 měsĂ­ci +1

      @@MStar10 no đŸ€“đŸ‘

  • @MCandMosRandomChannel
    @MCandMosRandomChannel Pƙed rokem +1

    but can you edit, like on premiere pro with the stream files option? .

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem +1

      Definitely not fast enough for that haha

  • @siddharthadas1040
    @siddharthadas1040 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Local folders backing up on Google Drive stopped iCloud synching on my Mac and I have since removed it. Best to use Google Drive from the browser when you need it. Wonder why Apple does not have a Google Drive App for Mac like it has for Ios.

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety +2

      I'm assuming because of iCloud haha

    • @siddharthadas1040
      @siddharthadas1040 Pƙed 2 lety

      You are right Jeff, seriously. That must be the case. Same holds for Google Maps - they don't give you a Mac App and, worse, don't let you scroll the Maps. Apple needs to overcome its insecurities.

  • @richardtamlas2367
    @richardtamlas2367 Pƙed 2 lety

    Great video, maybe you help to solve this problem. I am unable to upload any format videos larger than 50MB. It gets stock 20-25% and goes back to ZERO, over and over again. I tried everything you can think of, including Google Page support. OS 10.13.6 this issue is on all my macs. Manually dragging to Google drive, no problem. It should be compatible with High Sierra, right? Thanks a lot...

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Sorry what do you mean by 50MGB? Do you mean 50 GB as in gigabytes? How much storage do you have?

    • @richardtamlas2367
      @richardtamlas2367 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@JeffSu Not GB, my friend over 50MB and up. I have over 50 short movies, sizes from 100Mg topo 750Mg. I used to use Back up and Sync it worked 100%. Since Google discontinued it, I moved to GD. I am subscribing and have 200GB of space. It's been 3 months and I can not solve the problem. I created a case with Google senior support, but they still did not find the solution. If you Google you will find quite a few people with the same issue are unable to upload large files using the GD application. Manually... no problem. I was going to give up until I found you on CZcams, I thought maybe you would have a solution. Thanks for your reply!

    • @richardtamlas2367
      @richardtamlas2367 Pƙed 2 lety

      Any Word Documents, PDFs Photoshop, or any other below 50 MB are sinking fine. I misspelled 50MGB, I meant 50MB

  • @ayushchadha2432
    @ayushchadha2432 Pƙed rokem +1

    Hey, im not able to use the offline access mentioned in 4:40 of the video, the seetigs is not show me that option, can someone help?

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem

      What do you see when you click on settings?

  • @Harsh-le8cp
    @Harsh-le8cp Pƙed rokem +2

    Hi Jeff,
    I would like you to make a video on How to access Shared Folders on Mac.
    That Will be helpful to many of the Mac users.

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem

      I've actually never used that feature on the mac before! How do you use shared folders on the mac?

    • @Harsh-le8cp
      @Harsh-le8cp Pƙed rokem

      You would have to go in the Google Drive and Select the files/folders you like to be visible in google drive folder on Mac and then right click and select create shortcut in Drive. Then the files & Folders you selected will be visible under My drive folder.

  • @runthomas
    @runthomas Pƙed rokem +1

    not used it yet...but can you go straight into drive from terminal...as i use tons of text files and would like to edit them with vim rather than that google drive silly text editor, or having to download then modify then reupload

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem

      Hm...I don't think so :(

  • @arijitganguly1758
    @arijitganguly1758 Pƙed 10 měsĂ­ci +1

    i am not able to make mp4 videos shared with me on google drive in the offline mode . Although i can make the docs , sheets and pdfs stored in the offline mode.
    pls help

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 10 měsĂ­ci +1

      Some videos might not work if they're too big in size (I think..)

  • @Daniel_Haller
    @Daniel_Haller Pƙed 5 měsĂ­ci

    Great video, the only problem I am facing is that it only downloads the drive folder without the cloud sign. So it doesn't allow me to make files available when offline. Any ideas why that could be happening ?

  • @louisthebrave9607
    @louisthebrave9607 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    i don't have local cached file directory in my settings, also it only shows the location google drives folder.

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      It's okay, as long as you're not running out of space for no reason you should be good!

  • @daniltodorov9782
    @daniltodorov9782 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    COOL

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Thanks 😁😁

  • @martinger.becker1614
    @martinger.becker1614 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    How about using Google Drive in the Chromebrowser on a MacBook? Isn't that as easy and simple as using it through the app?

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety +1

      😅 They're very different...hence this video 😆

    • @martinger.becker1614
      @martinger.becker1614 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@JeffSu Aha, okay, I understand! I am currently a Chromebook User, where the Chromebrowser is a very important tool , due to the fact, that works well with Chrome OS. I am extremely unsatisfied with Windows,I have to admit,that my laptop is from 2011, Dual Core,but the update policy by Microsoft made me think of going for a MacBook Air! So my question is,does that work in the Chromebrowser on the MacBook Air as well? I am at the same time having the Google Pixel 4a,and the synchronization between these two devices,due to the Chromebrowser , works quite seamlessly! So in case,if I would go for a MacBook Air, would that be working the same,in case you just work only with the browser and not with the apps? Thanks for your feedback,I appreciate that! Best wishes from Germany!đŸ‡©đŸ‡Ș👋

    • @Marcel-dd9ch
      @Marcel-dd9ch Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@martinger.becker1614 On a Chromebook you can use the normal Files (Dateien) app which integrates the Google Drive and automatically syncs everything and you can also switch between "Stream" or "Make available offline" as described in this Mac Video.

    • @martinger.becker1614
      @martinger.becker1614 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@Marcel-dd9ch Ok,thanks for your comment! I am using a chromebook right now.I was just wondering,if on a Mac Book Air,working with all the extensions for the chromebrowser and integrated apps,as you can find them on the right hand side,when you open google chrome,is the same,as you can do that on a Chromebook?

    • @Marcel-dd9ch
      @Marcel-dd9ch Pƙed 2 lety

      @@martinger.becker1614 Chrome = Chrome. On Chrome OS, Windows, MacOS, and Linux. I have both a Google Pixelbook and a MacBook Air, unfortunately, just for Premiere Pro and belonging media sync & backup. I don't like MacOS at all. Chrome works better and faster on a Chromebook.

  • @elvindash
    @elvindash Pƙed rokem +1

    Thanks for the video. How can change local cache files directory on Mac? I have 50gb free space on Mac but I want to download 100gb to hard disk/ssd. But there is no way to change directory

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem

      You can choose where to download the files though right

    • @elvindash
      @elvindash Pƙed rokem +1

      @@JeffSu Thanks for your reply. But when I click right on file there no choice where to download. Only download ( and it’s directly download to Mac)

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem +1

      @@elvindash where are you downloading it from

    • @elvindash
      @elvindash Pƙed rokem

      @@JeffSu Google Drive folder on finder.

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem

      @@elvindash connect hard drive and drag from finder

  • @charlesgayneresq.5843
    @charlesgayneresq.5843 Pƙed 2 lety

    Nicely done. Question: G drive is now in Finder and My Drive has the cloud. But when I search for a file in G drive, nothing comes up. What am I missing? Thanks

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Yea...unfortunately the spotlight search function doesn't work right now in Finder

    • @charlesgayneresq.5843
      @charlesgayneresq.5843 Pƙed 2 lety

      Thank you. Seems a shame

  • @thekasbars5393
    @thekasbars5393 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Did you figure how to to use tags? I tried everything and couldn’t get tags to work on google drive on Mac

  • @rezendenetto
    @rezendenetto Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Do you know how to search on Google Drive desktop folders using Finder?

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety +1

      I don't think you can for now

  • @BenPaidAdvertising
    @BenPaidAdvertising Pƙed rokem

    yo bro what is the cloud icon next to the files when i hover my mouse on that it says "not download" i need to pay attention for something?
    and one more problem - its not sync immediately with my drive on my chrome its make any sense?

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed rokem

      1. Syncing takes a bit of time
      2. Not sure what you mean by "not download" though

    • @BenPaidAdvertising
      @BenPaidAdvertising Pƙed rokem

      @@JeffSuHover your mouse on the cloud icon and you will see :)

  • @TheHealthyPsyche
    @TheHealthyPsyche Pƙed 22 dny

    can you make an updated version of this for 2024 - WITH how to handle multiple drives to one computer (ie: i have person gmail and professional, both have their own drive? thank you!

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 22 dny

      You create 2 separate accounts for the desktop version :)

  • @iska788
    @iska788 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Thank you ! Writing my PhD. I needed to be sure my files are in the cloud and on the Mac. You never know.....

    • @JeffSu
      @JeffSu  Pƙed 2 lety

      Agreed! You need to keep those important files backed up for sure!