How to Use Google Drive on Windows 11 (Install & Set Up)  

How to Use Google Drive on Windows 11 (Install & Set Up)


Google Drive is useful

Google Drive is a cloud storage and file synchronization service provided by Google. It allows users to store, access, and share files and folders from any device with an internet connection. Google Drive brings many benefits as follows:

How to install and set up Google Drive for Windows 11

To help users sync files between PC and Google Drive, Google released an app called Drive for desktop. Learn how to use it below:

  1. Download and install Google Drive for desktop on Windows 11. Then, log in your Google drive.

Sign in with Browser

  1. Open Google Drive for desktop app. Then click on the Drive for desktop icon in the taskbar, hit the Settings button and choose Preferences.
  2. At My Computer section, click Folder to continuously sync files from computer to Google Drive.

Folder Button

Then choose Sync with Google Drive or Back up to Google Photos based on your need. Click Done and then Save to begin file synchronization.

Sync with Google Drive

  1. At the Google Drive section, you can choose the way to sync files from Google Drive to the computer: Stream files or Mirror files. Stream files is recommended to save space on your computer hard drive. Confirm your settings and click Save. It may require a restart to make the changes take effect.

Stream Files

Use Google Drive in File Explorer

After you set up the Drive for desktop app, it will create a virtual drive named Google Drive on your computer. You can use it to sync PC folders with Google Drive. Follow the guidance below:

  1. Press Windows + E keys to open File Explorer. Go to Google Drive and open the My Drive menu.
  2. You will see all the files and folders with a little cloud icon. That means these files and folders are online only.

My Drive Folder

Note: If you’d like to make them offline, right-click on the file/folder, select Offline access > Available offline.

  1. Drag and drop PC files or folders into the My Drive menu. They will be synced to Google Drive cloud client automatically.

Best free alternative to Google Drive in Windows 11/10/8/7

It is not difficult to sync files with Google Drive. However, users find Google Drive not syncing sometimes. If you don’t want to spend too much time seeking solutions and trying them one by one, you can turn to the best free alternative to Google Drive – Qiling Disk Master Standard.

Now download free Qiling Disk Master and use the following steps to sync local files to other cloud drives. Take OneDrive as an example.

Step 1. Install and launch Qiling Disk Master. Click Backup and recovery and select File Sync.

File Sync

Step 2. Edit the task name based on your needs. Click Folder to select the folder(s) you want to sync.

Folder

Step 3. Expand the drop-down menu of the second bar and choose Select a cloud drive. Then choose OneDrive as destination.

Select a Cloud Drive

Step 4. Confirm the operation and click Proceed.

Helpful features you may need:
👉 If you want to sync files as soon as they changed, you could upgrade to Qiling Disk Master Professional to enjoy the File Sync feature. Besides, File Sync and Two-Way Sync (bidirectional sync) are also available in Pro edition or higher.
👉 If you create an Qiling account, you can also backup files/folders to Qiling cloud. It offers you 1TB of free storage for 15 days after you sign up for an Qiling account.

Conclusion

That’s all about how to install and set up Google Drive on Windows 11. In case of Google Drive not working, you can use Qiling Disk Master to sync PC folders with other cloud drives, such as OneDrive, Dropbox, and Cloudme. What’s more, Qiling Disk Master is a professional cloning program that enables you to clone dynamic disk to basic. Don’t hesitate to try it out!

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