¶ Sync all downloaded files to Drive on Windows
- If you haven’t already, install Google Drive for desktop.
- On your computer, go to your Downloads folder (usually in C: > Users > your user name).
- Click Drive for desktop
. - Click Open Google Drive Folder
. - Drag the Downloads folder into a Google Drive folder.
- Open Chrome.
- In the top-right corner, click More
and thenSettings. - Click Advanced and go to Downloads.
- Click Change and in the pop-up, navigate to the Downloads folder that you dragged to your Google Drive folder and click Select. This selection is now your default download location.
¶ Sync all downloaded files to Drive on Mac
- On your computer, open Finder and navigate to Macintosh HD and then Users and then your user name.
- Drag the Downloads folder into a Google Drive folder.
- Open Chrome and click More and then Settings.
- Click Show advanced settings and go to Downloads.
- Click Change and in the pop-up, navigate to the Downloads folder you dragged to your Google Drive folder and click Select. This selection is now your default download location.
Note: If Drive File Stream is not running, files are saved to a different location.