Solved Adding Google Drive to Favorites

[Jambe]

Still using Windows 7 because it supports using AutoCAD LT 2009, and Microsoft still provides updates daily...

I want to add Google Drive to my Favorites in File Explorer to replace OneDrive (which disappeared with no warning).

I learned how to move a folder to Favorites so I did a "Save to Desktop", but it has a Target of
"4110\storage\default https+++drive.google.com". That doesn't work so I tried replacing it with Google Drive: Sign-in . That didn't work either.

Dropbox access is opened with just "C:\Users\Doug\Dropbox".

Any suggestions as to how I can get Google Drive to my Favorites so I can drag files from C: to Google Drive, just like I drag into Dropbox which is already in my Favorites?
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"Google Drive: Sign-in" replaced XXXXX drive.google.com/drive/u/0/home (put "https://" in front of drive)

 

[dg1261]

[Google Drive] has a Target of "4110\storage\default https+++drive.google.com".
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Dropbox access is opened with just "C:\Users\Doug\Dropbox".

The difference is the former is a cloud location, while the latter is a folder on your computer.

In the case of Dropbox, its software creates a local folder on your computer, then mirrors that folder and its contents in the cloud. When you work with a Dropbox file, you actually work with the local copy of it, and the Dropbox software takes care of mirroring it to the cloud sooner or later. One advantage of working with a local folder is you can create or edit a file even if you temporarily lose internet access, and Dropbox will take care of syncing the changes once internet access is regained. This can be useful if you're working on a laptop.

In contrast, the way you're attempting to access Google Drive is via the cloud directly, without mirroring a local folder. Thus, one solution to your question will be to create a local folder instead, which the Google Drive software will mirror to the cloud. See this How-To Geek reference for a clearer idea of how to do that. It would thereafter work just like Dropbox.

For another alternative, you could create just a shortcut to the cloud storage, and put the shortcut in your Favorites folder. Login to the cloud and give it its own drive letter on your computer, as in this example from the HTG article. Then create a shortcut to K: and put it in your Favorites. The advantage to this approach is it avoids cluttering up your local computer with duplicates of the cloud files. The disadvantage is it requires constant internet access to get to the cloud files.