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Sep 09, 2017 I can't download google drive to my macbook pro 2015. I get I get run script 'void(0)' and that's all. Nothing else happens. I'm using safari to try to download google drive. Feb 09, 2014 How do I access and use google drive on my MacBook Pro? - Answered by a verified Mac Support Specialist. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. The best way to use Google Drive on your computer is to download the Google Drive installer and run it that way. It would then show as a regular folder that syncs.
The Google Drive app on PC and Mac has been one of the primary conduits for accessing documents and files in Google’s cloud since the service debuted in 2012. Google has now announced the impending shutdown of the app, which some have interpreted as a massive loss of functionality. What’s actually happening is that Google is moving users to a pair of new desktop apps, which it began testing a few months ago.
If you’re still using the old Google Drive app on your computer, it’s about to start bugging you with notifications. Support for the app will be cut off on December 11th of this year, and the app will stop syncing your files completely on March 12th, 2018. You can keep using the Google Drive app up until the very last moment if that’s what you want to do, but it’s probably best that you start looking at your options now.
For most people, the new Google Backup and Sync client is what you’ll want to install. This piece of software includes the features of Google Drive, along with functionality from the discontinued Google Photos Uploader. You can use this client to get access to your cloud files on the computer, selectively sync folders, and so on.
Those with a G Suite account have a different solution to replace the Google Drive app, which Google has just taken out of beta. The Drive File Stream app still provides access to cloud storage on your computer, but it takes into account that many businesses have large shared drives that are inconvenient to sync locally. Thus, it “streams” the files you need, and that’s why it’s called Drive File Stream.
File Stream downloads files as you need them, so you don’t waste a ton of disk space on data you aren’t actively using. You can still open the files in native applications like Word and Photoshop, though. The client can also anticipate which files you might need in the future, and cache those offline to save time. However, you can manually sync Drive folders to your device as well.
Google is making File Stream a default feature on G Suite in a few weeks unless administrators disable it and choose to go with Backup and Sync. However, all accounts will need to migrate soon. The same goes regular users, but you can install Backup and Sync right now on your own. Google’s help pages will point you in the right direction.
As soon as you finish installing Google Drive for your Mac/PC or mobile app, your device can sync with Google Drive on the web so that you can view your files from any device. This sync will only take place with 'My Drive', the section of Google Drive on the web that contains files and folders you've uploaded and Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides that you own.
When everything has synced between your device and “My Drive” – it may take a few minutes if you have a lot of stuff – you can access and launch the same files from all your devices.
Pause syncing
If the syncing between Drive for your Mac/PC and Drive on the web is taking a while, you can pause it at any time.
- Click the Google Drive icon .
- On a Mac, the icon is usually found in the menu bar at the top right of your desktop screen.
- On a PC, the icon is usually found in the taskbar in the bottom right of your desktop screen.
- Click the overflow icon in the top right .
- Click Pause.
Resume syncing
If you want to start up the sync again after pausing it, you can resume syncing.
- Click the Google Drive icon .
- On a Mac, the icon is usually found in the menu bar at the top right of your desktop screen.
- On a PC, the icon is usually found in the taskbar in the bottom right of your desktop screen.
- Click the overflow icon in the top right .
- Click Resume.
See sync in action
You don't have to do anything to set up syncing other than connect to the Internet. If you want to see the status of your files as you’re syncing them, click the Google Drive icon and look at the symbol next to a file:
- Fully synced
- Still syncing
- Not able to sync