Some people prefer to use Google Drive as their primary storage option, while others find the sidebar integration with OneDrive more convenient. However, if you use Google Drive, it will not appear in the sidebar like it does with OneDrive. This can make moving through your files and storage more difficult. ..

In order to add Google Drive to File Explorer in Windows 10/11, you will need to first create a new folder on your computer and then copy the following files into that folder: -G Drive.exe -Google Drive.app -Google Drive Preferences.ini -Google Drive Settings.cpl Once you have copied these files into your new Google Drive folder, open File Explorer and click on the three dots next to the Google Drive icon in the left hand side of the screen. This will take you to the GoogleDrive Preferences window, where you can set up your GoogleDrive account and preferences for file sharing. In this window, you can also set up a password for your GoogleDrive account if you want to keep it secure. Once you have finished setting up your preferences, close File Explorer and reopen it again so that your changes take effect.

How to Add Google Drive to File Explorer in Windows 10/11?

  1. Follow these steps to add Google Drive to File Explorer:
  2. Open File Explorer and click on the three lines in the top left corner of the screen. This will show you a list of tools that are available to you.
  3. On the left side of this list, click on the three lines in the top right corner of the screen. This will open a new window that will show you a list of options that are available to you.
  4. In this window, click on the Add button at the bottom left corner of the window. This will add Google Drive to File Explorer as a drive letter.

How to watch movies and TV shows on Google Drive for free? There is a hack to do this, and also a way to fix Google Drive video processing errors. This guide is for people who want to use Google Drive video downloader on multiple platforms. ..

Method 1: Add Google Drive to Windows Explorer Sidebar

We make changes to the Windows 10/11 registry to get Google Drive in the sidebar of File Explorer. This will allow you to easily access your Google Drive files from File Explorer.

You need to take a backup of the registry before following this method, as the Windows 10/11 registry stores only low-level settings for the OS.

To add Google Drive to Windows, you will need to install the Google Drive app and then make changes to the registry. ..

  1. Go to Google Drive’s website and sign in.
  2. Click the three lines in the top left corner of the screen, and then click Settings.
  3. Under “General,” click Add a service.
  4. In the “Type of service” drop-down menu, select Google Drive.
  5. Click Next, and then follow the on-screen instructions to finish setting up your account. ..

If you want to use Google Drive on your computer, you first need to install it. You can choose to add the shortcut to your desktop or not during installation. ..

After the installation is completed, Backup and Sync will ask you to sign in with your account. ..

You can pause or resume the sync from your system tray. After completing the entire process, you can see the Google Drive icon on the Windows Explorer sidebar.

Method 2: Add Google Drive to File Explorer (Like OneDrive)

Secondly, extract the registry file to a location on your computer. Thirdly, open the registry editor and create a new key named “Registry_File”. Fourthly, enter the following into the key’s value: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon “Registry_File”=“C:\Users<username>.reg”

Now, open the extracted contents and you will find a file called “config.xml”. This file contains the settings for your web server. You can change these settings to suit your needs. Now, open the config.xml file and change the following values to match your needs: localhost 80

Open Google Drive and create a new file called “reg file”. In Notepad, type the following: reg file Save the file and close Notepad. Now open Google Drive and open the “reg file”.

Before you make any changes to your Notepad document, you need to gather information from other sources. ..

To find the path of the Google Drive file installed on your desktop, navigate to “C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream.” Here, you can find the folder with a numerical name like 49.0.11.0. This is the version of Google Drive installed on your system. ..

C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\49.0.9.0 C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Drive File Stream

Target Folder paths should be “G:\Google Drive” instead.

After you replace the target paths, save the file and run Google Drive. reg file. When you get a UAC prompt, click on ‘Yes.’

After completing this process, you can see that Google Drive has been added to File Explorer in Windows 10/11. ..

Method 3: Add Google Drive to Quick Access

  1. Open the Google Drive app on your device.
  2. On the left-hand side, click on the ‘Quick Access’ tab.
  3. Click on the ‘Google Drive’ icon in the top left-hand corner of the screen.
  4. The Google Drive app will open and you will be able to access your files and folders as if they were right there in Google Drive itself!

Right-click on the Google Drive shortcut file, and click on the “Pin to Quick Access” option.

If you want to remove the pinned file, then you can navigate to the sidebar of File Explorer and choose “Unpin from Quick Access.”

Conclusion

Adding Google Drive to File Explorer makes it easier to access your files, as well as make them easily accessible from File Explorer.

If you want to have Google Drive appear as a separate option in File Explorer’s pane, similar to Dropbox or Onedrive, there are a few steps you can take. ..

Did you fix it? Do you know of any other methods for adding Google Drive to File Explorer? Please leave them in the comments section below.