Instead of logging again and again to your Google Drive account and performing the upload operations, you can download, install and set up a Google Drive folder on your own computer. It will make the things easy for you. As all the files or folders you store on your Google Drive Folder of your computer will automatically synchronize with your Google Drive account and you can easily access them from anywhere using any device with the help of your Google Drive account. So let us start with the steps for How to install and set up Google Drive on your computer?
Steps to install and set up Google Drive on your computer:
Step 1: Login to your Gmail account and click on the Google Apps icon as shown in the figure.
Step 2: Among the popped up apps click on the Google Drive app.
Step 3: A new tab My Drive will open in your browser, showing your drive account files and folders. Click on the gear icon present on the right end as shown in the figure.
Step 4: Among the popped up list, click on Download Drive.
Step 5: A Download Google Drive for Windows dialog box will open. Click on Accept and Install. An executable file of Google Drive will be downloaded on your computer. Open that executable file.
Step 6: Click on Run button to execute the file. It will install the Google Drive on your computer.
Step 7: A folder Welcome to Google Drive will open, click on Get Started to proceed further.
Step 8: It will first ask you to enter your email-id and password. The email-id and password for Google Drive is the same as that of your Gmail account. Fill your account details and login
Step 9: A tutorial will start up, it will let you know what operation you can perform on your Google Drive Folder.
Click on Next for proceeding further.
After finishing the tutorial, click on Done.
Step 10: After the tutorials are finished, the Google Drive folder will open up automatically. You can dump your important files and folders that you want to store on your Google Drive account, in the Google Drive Folder. The file and folders in your Google Drive Folder of your computer automatically get synchronize with your Google Drive account.
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