Getting Started with Google Drive for desktop

Drive for desktop should already be installed on College-provided PCs.

1. You can open Drive for desktop by clicking Drive for desktop in the bottom-right of your screen.
2. When prompted, enter your Lafayette email address and click Next.
3. At the Lafayette Single Sign-On window, enter your NetID, password, and complete the two-step login process.

Note: If this is your first time signing in, you will be asked to authorize Drive for desktop access to your account. Please click the Allow button when prompted.

1. Sign in to your Lafayette Google account and go to Google Drive
2. Click the gear icon and choose “Get Drive for desktop”
3. On the following page, click “Download drive for desktop.”
4. After it downloads, run GoogleDrive.exe from your Downloads folder.
5. Follow the prompts to install the software.

You can open Drive for desktop by clicking the Drive for desktop logo in the bottom-right of your screen.

1. When prompted, enter your Lafayette email address and click Next.
2. At the Lafayette Single Sign-On window, enter your NetID, password, and complete the two-step login process.

Note: If this is your first time signing in, you will be asked to authorize Drive for desktop access to your account. Please click the Allow button when prompted.

Google Drive for desktop can be installed on your college-provided Mac via Managed Software Center.

You can open Drive for desktop by clicking the Drive for desktop logo at the top-right of your screen, or by launching it from the Applications folder.

1. When prompted, enter your Lafayette email address and click Next.
2. At the Lafayette Single Sign-On window, enter your NetID, password, and complete the two-step login process.

Note: If this is your first time signing in, you will be asked to authorize Drive for desktop access to your account. Please click the Allow button when prompted.

1. Sign in to your Lafayette Google account and go to Google Drive
2. Click the gear icon and choose “Get Drive for desktop”
3. On the following page, click “Download Drive for desktop.”
4. After it downloads, open GoogleDrive.dmg and double click on GoogleDrive.pkg
5. Follow the prompts to install the software

You can open Drive for desktop by clicking the Drive for desktop logo at the top right of your screen.

1. When prompted, enter your Lafayette email address and click Next.
2. At the Lafayette Single Sign-On window, enter your NetID, password, and complete the two-step login process.

Note: If this is your first time signing in, you will be asked to authorize Drive for desktop access to your account. Please click the Allow button when prompted.

Saving files or folders for offline access means that you will be able to access them without an internet connection. To save a file offline:

1. Open Drive for desktop
2. Navigate to the appropriate file/folder
3. Right-click and select Offline access > Available offline
4. Once your file/folder is saved offline, you will see a green check mark next to it in Drive for desktop

When you store Microsoft Office files in Drive for desktop and share it with other people who also have real-time presence turned on, you can see whether anyone else is making changes. Real-time presence is turned on by default on a PC.

To enable on a macOS device:

1. On your Mac, go to Apple > System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Accessibility 
2. Click the lock on the bottom-left to make changes
3. Next to “Google Drive”, check the box