Your computer has the functionality to use Google Drive within your Windows Explorer, meaning you do not need to visit drive.google.com every time you need to edit a file. To use Google Drive within Windows, follow these instructions:
- Click the show-more up arrow on your start menu bar next to the time to view all your running applications
- Click the Google Drive icon within your list of running apps
- If you are signed in, you are good to go. If clicking that button brings up a sign-in screen, sign into the client to begin loading your files
- Open Windows Explorer by either clicking on it on your taskbar within Windows or searching for it in your list of apps
- Click on "This PC" on the left-hand side of Windows Explorer and then click on "Google Drive (G:)" or click on the "Google Drive (G:)" link directly in the left sidebar to access your drive
- From there, you should be able to move files around, rename them, delete them, and drag new files in from your desktop computer - all without having to access the web
NOTE: There is a bug in recent versions of the client where some files or folders may be hidden in the desktop client for unknown reasons. To fix this, you must open your Google Drive on the web and either rename the file/folder or move it to a different location and back again
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