If you found it, open and skip to 3 below. The app must include the words File Stream. Click Start menu and look for Google Drive File Stream. Google Drive File Stream may already be installed on your computer.
Look for Google Drive File Stream in your PC ’ s task bar at the bottom of the screen. It’s a white triangle inside a dark square. If it’s there, skip to Accessing Files below.Ĭonfiguring Google Drive File Stream the first time For regular Google accounts (Gmail), use Google Backup & Sync. File Stream is only available for Google Apps G-Suite users. This saves a lot of space on your drive and almost eliminates sync errors. Unlike Google Backup & Sync (and the old Google Drive app), the files are not all copied to your computer. With Google Drive File Stream, the contents of your Google Drive appears on your PC like a regular drive.