Desktop client for google drive for mac manual#

This recently became untenable, as we started to run out of storage space on our main drive. Another downside of Backup & Sync is that it stores all files locally. By using File Stream I was able to access files and directories that were shared by other lab members to me (but not the other way around).

One downside of Backup & Sync was that it didnвЂ™t allow local access to shared directories (and unfortunately our institution does not allow us to create shared drives on Google Drive). File Stream did not allow multiple users to log into the same computer, so our solution was that 1 group member (me) used File Stream, while the other 2 group members used Backup & Sync. Google Drive until recently offered two different desktop apps: Backup & Sync and File Stream.

Desktop client for google drive for mac manual#

Only 3 lab members utilize the Mac Pro, and until recently all of us had been able to access their Google Drive files locally on the Mac Pro, avoiding the need for cumbersome manual syncing through the browser. We also use Google Drive to continuously sync and share all of our files related to each lab memberвЂ™s project. ItвЂ™s been a great resource, giving us local control and immediate access to high-performance computing, while providing a familiar environment (Mac OS) where we can also test software that will be run by many Mac users. My lab uses a Mac Pro with 512GB RAM for most of our computationally intensive analyses.