Have you been facing lag/delay issues with the Finder on your Mac OS High Sierra? For example, screenshots appearing after a gap of several seconds. If yes, then see whether you have the Google Drive/Photos client Backup and Sync installed. Un nuovo modo per accedere a tutti i tuoi file di Google Drive su richiesta, direttamente da Mac o PC, senza utilizzare tutto lo spazio su disco.
First, in order to view Drive files offline on the Mac, you must configure as your default browser, and the changes to your settings that I discuss below have to be applied within Chrome, as well. If you don’t like using Chrome as your full-time browser, though, then you could consider just changing your default one whenever you need offline access—say, when you’re hopping on an airplane. To change your default Web browser in macOS, head to System Preferences General. There, you’ll see an option labeled Default web browser. By default, this is set to Safari, Apple’s own built-in browser on the Mac.
Once Chrome is installed, just open this drop-down menu and select it to make Chrome your default browser. The reason for making this change is because any offline attempt to open a Docs, Sheets, or Slides file with Safari set as your default browser will result in an error page. Once Chrome is configured as your default browser, you’ll need to open Chrome, go to the, and sign in with your Google account.
If you have multiple Google accounts, you can verify that you’re logged in with the correct account by clicking the Google Drive icon in your Menu Bar and checking the email address at the top of the menu. Now that you’re logged in to your preferred Google Drive account, look for the gear icon near the upper-right of Chrome’s window when you’re on the Drive website. Click that and choose Settings.
In the Settings window, click General from the list on the left. The option to sync your Google Drive documents for offline viewing will be in the list on the right. Check that box, click Done on the Settings, and you’rewell, done! After configuring offline access, you can double-click to open, view, and edit any Google document synced to your Drive account, even when you’re offline. Isn’t this just, like, the BEST screenshot ever? So illuminating. I see why TekRevue keeps me around.
Any changes you make while offline will be cached locally on your Mac. The next time your Mac has an active Internet connection, your changes will be automatically synced back to your Google Drive account. Want news and tips from TekRevue delivered directly to your inbox? Sign up for the TekRevue Weekly Digest using the box below. Get tips, reviews, news, and giveaways reserved exclusively for subscribers.
The line between web and desktop keeps blurring. Google with its Chromebook is leading the charge.
Apple with is making it easy to switch between devices and between apps and websites. If you’re a power user, you already have the desktop client installed. If you do, there’s now an easy way to open documents from the Drive website directly into the installed app. No need to download the file, look for it, nothing. Doing more with Drive: Check out how to to Drive automatically and learn about the.
How This Works You’ll need the for Windows or Mac installed, you’ll need to be running the latest version of Chrome and on top of that you’ll need the for Chrome. The extension enables Google Drive to send commands to the computer. The Drive app on your desktop receives the commands, tells the extension which apps on your device can open the particular format and when you choose an app, it opens via the Drive app. Why You Might Want to Use It A lot of people use Google Drive like they would Dropbox. You get 15 GB of free storage to boot, so why wouldn’t you?
Besides, when it comes to functionality there are lot of parallels. Plus, you get Google Docs, Sheets and Slides, all for free. But Drive doesn’t have tools to edit or manage other file types like images, videos, or PDFs.
If I want to edit an image shared with me on Drive, I need to download it to my Mac, open an editor like Preview, edit it and then save/upload it back. This extension makes it a little bit easier.
How to Open Files from Google Drive in Desktop Once everything is set up, right-click on the file and select Open with. This will give you options for desktop apps along with web apps connected to Drive. Choose the desktop app of your choice and Google Drive will pop up asking if you really want to do that. You can also tell it to not remind you again for the specific app. Now, the file will open in the app of your choice.
When you’ve made the changes and go to save it, you can save it back to the file’s location in Google Drive. This will update the file on the Drive’s website as well. What’s Your Favorite Google Drive Feature?
Will you be using this extension to launch Google Drive files on the desktop? If you’re a Drive power user, you must have that one Drive feature you can’t live without. Let us know about it in the comments below. Last updated on 8 Feb, 2018.