Google Drive - Introduction and Installation on Mac & Windows

 

 An Introduction to Google Drive

Google Drive Application on Mac

1. Go to http://drive.google.com .
2. Click the Download Google Drive for your Mac button. 
3. Open installgoogledrive.dmg.
4. Open the installation file and drag the Google Drive icon to your Applications folder.
5. Open Google Drive from your Applications folder. (You may receive a warning that Google Drive is an application downloaded from the Internet. Click the Open button.)
6. Enter your Google Account username and password in the window that opens. This will be the account associated with Google Drive for your Mac.
7. Complete the installation package instructions.
8. Launch Google Drive for your Mac from the toolbar. Drag files and folders into your Google Drive folder to begin syncing items to My Drive (part of Google Drive on the web).

 Install Google Drive on your computer (Windows)

1. Go to http://drive.google.com .
2. Click Connect Drive to your desktop below the list of Drive views on the left side of the screen.
3. Click Download Google Drive for your PC.
4. Open googledrivesync.exe to automatically install and start Google Drive on your PC. (You may receive a warning that Google Drive is an application downloaded from the Internet. Click the Open button.)
5. Enter your Google Account username and password in the window that opens. This will be the account associated with Google Drive for your PC.
6. Complete the installation package instructions.
7. Launch Google Drive for your PC from the Start menu. Drag files and folders into your Google Drive folder to begin syncing items to My Drive (part of Google Drive on the web).
   
   Once installed, you can access your Google Drive folder either by using the Finder, or the Google Drive icon located in the toolbar at the top of your screen.    

After you complete a piece of work,  you can drag the file into your Google Drive folder on your laptop and Google Drive will synchronize your folder with your web based Google Drive folder. Therefore, you will have 2 copies as a backup.