How To Install Google Drive For Desktop

Google Drive For Desktop integrates your Google Drive account into your computer's operating system to make file management as simple and straightforward as managing files on the computer itself.  Scroll down to the section for your specific operating system for instructions on how to install the application if you don't already have it.

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Windows

	Open your web browser, visit http://www.google.com/drive/download, then click on Download Drive For Desktop.
	Run the file you download, GoogleDriveSetup.exe. If Windows asks if you want to allow the app to make changes to your device, click Yes.
	Select Install to begin the installation, then click on Close once the installation completes.
	If you don't get the prompt to sign in with your browser, open Google Drive from your Windows Start Menu.
C	Click on Sign in with browser once prompted.
	Log in with your Saint Peter’s University email credentials and click Next.
	A confirmation prompt will appear. Click Sign in.
	If you see a success message, then Google Drive for Desktop is now set up and the browser window can be closed.  It will take some time for Google Drive for the Desktop to finish configuring and synchronizing with your account.
	Google Drive will now show up as a drive letter in File Explorer.
	To view more detailed status information for Google Drive For Desktop, click on the up arrow on the bottom right of your Windows taskbar and click on the Google Drive icon.
	A new window will appear to show the current status.

Mac

	Open your web browser, visit http://www.google.com/drive/download, then click on Download Drive For Desktop.
	Click on GoogleDrive.dmg to open a new window, then click on GoogleDrive.pkg to start the installation.
	Click Continue.
	Click Install.
	You may be prompted to log in with an administrator account to continue the administration.
	Once the installation is complete, click Close.
	If Google Drive does not open by itself, open Finder once more, select Applications from the left sidebar, then find and open Google Drive.
	You will see the Google Drive icon appear on the menu bar around the top right of the screen.
	Click on the Google Drive icon and click on Sign in with browser from the drop-down menu.
	Log in with your Saint Peter’s University email credentials and click Next.
	A confirmation prompt will appear. Click Sign in.
	If you see a success message, then Google Drive for Desktop is now set up and the browser window can be closed.  It will take some time for Google Drive for the Desktop to finish configuring and synchronizing with your account.
	A new window will appear to show the current status.