You can save files for offline use if needed. Having the app in an easy to find location helps you get it back open and logged in so you can access your files and folders again. This is useful because some system updates close the application or log you out, making the folder disappear. When you launch the app for the first time, right-click on the app icon that shows up in your Dock or Taskbar and choose the option to pin it to that location. In order to make it easier to find the app, pin it to your Dock or Taskbar.

File Stream will show up as an external device in your Finder for Mac users and as the G drive in your file explorer for Windows users. Once successfully logged in File Stream will begin syncing your files. Sign in using your Swarthmore credentials.Enter your full Swarthmore email address You will be redirected to the Swarthmore login page.Download Drive File StreamĪfter you download the application and launch it for the first time, you will be presented with a Google login screen. If you ever have an issue logging in or accessing Drive File Stream, your Drive and all of its contents will always be available via a web browser with the use of the internet. Please let me know by replying or sending a message/invite.Drive File Stream is still considered a Beta application by Google, so features may change quickly and issues may arise. I'm hoping maybe this is due to a phone memory problem and not functionality with G Suite.īut, if someone is having a problem and it is something I have experience with, I would love to help. Even when I try to force sync on my phone, it still does not update properly. It is very frustrating when I update the file from my desktop, and then one or two hours later I am trying to access the information for my phone, and the file for some reason has not synced. For instance, I keep a master CRM database in my Google Drive. The only complaint I have about Google Drive is sometimes I noticed there is a lack or a sync delay between my desktop Google Drive and the Google drive files I see on my phone. With that being said, if anyone is having problems, please let me know and maybe I can help! :) I didn't read this article, because I have no issues as a user constantly using multiple accounts. I send emails from multiple different G suite accounts, and also access multiple different Google Drive user accounts.

I use multiple Google Drives and accounts daily, constantly, without issue.

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