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The branding in the product has also been updated to Google Workspace, the new name for G Suite. The mount point path remains the same, so you can still find all your files in the same places, but shortcuts to the application have been renamed to Google Drive.

Click the Google Drive File Stream icon in the task bar and sign into Google Drive with your email address and password.

Google Drive is added to your drive list. You will need to choose which files you want for offline for the first time while connected to the internet. Files saved for offline use will create a local copy of that file on your computer so you are able to access and edit it at any time. If you do not have the internet while editing one of these files, it will not sync those edits to your Drive until internet access is restored.

Google Apps. Page tree. Browse pages. If you would like to learn more about how to use Google Drive File Stream and Google Drive on the web, please consult the PDF attached to this article entitled Getting Started with Google Drive, or contact your Computing Coordinator to schedule a training appointment. Print Download PDF. Copy to Clipboard. Shared Drives is an additional feature for EliApps that is available by request only at the moment. A Shared Drive is a Google Drive space that solves a lot of ownership and permissions issues present with traditional shared Google Drive folder.

Once you create a Shared Drive, e. With Shared Drive, you can be sure the data will stay with research group as students and postdocs come and go. To request Shared Drive, first make sure you have an EliApps account see above then contact us. We will work with ITS on your behalf to enable the feature.

Although they don't have a total size quota, there are limits for Google Shared Drives. Some are listed below. To keep file counts low and for easier data retrieval we highly recommended that you archive your data using zip or tar. You can upload and access your data using the web portal and sync data with your local machines via the Google File Stream software. For sync with your local machine, install Google File Stream. You will see Google Drive mounted as an additional drive on your machine.

You can also transfer data using the command line utility Rclone. Rclone can be used to transfer data to any Google Drive account. If you don't have an EliApps account, request one as described above. On the Globus Transfer page, select an endpoint for each side of your transfer.

To transfer to or from your Google Drive, simply search in the Endpoint field for the name of the Endpoint e.