Download Drive File Stream For Mac



Deploy Drive File Stream to your organization for a quick and easy way for you and your users to access your Drive files from your computer. How it works With Drive File Stream, you stream your Drive files directly from the cloud to your Mac or PC, freeing up disk space and network bandwidth. Files transfer between PC/Mac with password protected. FILE OPERATION: Move, Copy, Rename, Delete, Zip, Unzip, UnRAR, Create File and Folder. FILE SHARING: File sharing with other iPhone/iPad devices via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connection with automatic search of nearest available devices around you. EASY FILE UPLOAD: Drag and drop files.

Solved it! It was a combination of many solutions presented above, but I just had to put them in the right order:


I deleted the Google Drive File Stream app, emptied the trash

I reinstalled the app (still gave an error when trying to log in)

I went to the Finder folder Library --> Application Support --> Google.

I renamed the folder DriveFS to DriveFS.old

I was now able to log into the app, but it still gave an error accessing the files:

I then went to GO --> Utilities --> Terminal in order to overwrite the Gatekeeper

I entered: sudo spctl --master-disable

Then I entered my password (it’s not visible that you enter something, but the key strokes are noted)

After this I went to system preferences --> Security & Privacy

Download Entire Google Drive

Under ‘Allow apps downloaded from’ the option ‘Anywhere’ was now visible and automatically enabled

Also, it now showed the text ‘System software from developer “Google, Inc.” was blocked from loading’. --> click 'Allow'

Then when reopening the app, it would start downloading all my files.

Follow the steps below to install and access Google Drive File Stream on a Mac:

Install

  1. Do you currently have Google Drive Sync installed? If the answer is yes, go to step 2. If the answer is no, skip step 2 and go to step 3.
  2. Uninstall Google Drive Sync.
  3. Open Google Drive and select 'Download Drive File Stream for Mac' under Settings.
  4. Select the 'Download for Mac' blue button.
  5. The DriveFileStream.dmg is now in Downloads and can be used to install File Stream. Execute (Open) the file.
  6. Sign in to Google Drive.
  7. Allow Drive File Stream to use the information listed.
  8. The process should take a couple of minutes, and you have successfully installed Google Drive File Stream.

Google Drive File Stream For Mac

Access

You can access File Stream from the Menu Bar or inside the Finder window.

Launch from the Menu Bar

Mac

Launch from the Finder window under Devices

Working offline

File Stream allows end users to work offline. To work offline right mouse click on a folder or file and select Drive File Stream, Available Offline.

Complete instructions can be found under Google Drive Help - Use work or school files on your computer with Drive File Stream.