Descărcarea și configurarea aplicației desktop Google Drive

Downloading and setting up the Google Drive desktop app

1. Downloading the [Google Drive](https://cloudtender.hu/googledrive/) desktop app

1. Open your browser and visit the following page:

Download Google Drive

1. Click the “Download for Mac/PC” button.

1. Accept the terms, then download the application.

1. Open the downloaded file and follow the installation instructions.

Signing in and setting up sync

1. Launch the installed Google Drive app.

1. Sign in with your Google account.

1. At the end of the setup you can choose:

• Sync My Computer (automatically backs up files on your computer to Drive).

• Online-only access (files are only downloaded when you open them). (We recommend this one)

1. After configuring the settings, click “Done”.

Creating a Shared Drive shortcut on the desktop

1. Open File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac).

1. In the left-hand menu, find the Google Drive folder.

1. Open the Shared Drives section.

1. Find the Shared Drive (or folder) you want to create a shortcut for.

1. On Windows:

• Right-click the shared drive.

• Select “Create shortcut”.

• Accept that it cannot create the shortcut there, and agree to place it on the desktop instead.

1. On Mac:

• Click the shared drive.

• Press Cmd + L to create the shortcut.

• Drag the newly created shortcut to the desktop.

Verification

1. Open the shortcut on your desktop to make sure it works correctly.

1. If everything is fine, the Shared Drive files are easily accessible from the desktop or wherever you moved the shortcut.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed the [Google Drive](https://cloudtender.hu/googledrive/) desktop app and created a shortcut to access your Shared Drive!