UW-Madison Google Workspace - Download and configure Google Drive File Stream
The following document explains how to download, install, and configure Google Drive File Stream.
- Click on the link below to download Google Drive File Stream on your desktop.
Depending on which operating system you have, choose either
- Download for Windows
- Download for Mac
- Download for Windows
On your computer, open:
- Windows: DriveFileStream.exe
- Mac: DriveFileStream.dmg
- Windows: DriveFileStream.exe
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
If you use Drive File Stream on macOS High Sierra
- Open Drive File Stream.
- At the top left, go to Apple menu and then System Preferences and then Security & Privacy.
- Next to "System software from developer "Google, Inc." was blocked from loading," click Allow.
- Google Drive File Stream is now configured on your desktop.
Troubleshooting
If you run into issues with the Google Drive File Stream application, you can view troubleshootings steps here.
See Also:
- UW-Madison Google Workspace - Enabling Offline editing for Google Drive
- UW-Madison Google Workspace - Uploading Files to Google Drive
- UW-Madison Google Workspace - Share Files and Folders in Google Drive
- UW-Madison Google Workspace - Exporting Multiple Files from Google Drive
- UW-Madison Google Workspace - Preserve your data