-as of [26 SEPTEMBER 2025]-
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*2 TABS* –>
*ACTIVITY*
*NOTIFICATIONS*
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*ACTIVITY*
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*NOTIFICATIONS*
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*TOP LEFT CORNER* –>
*ACCOUNT*
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*when you are running out of ‘storage space’, the following ‘manage storage’ link will also be included* –>
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*to open a ‘chrome tab’ to your ‘google drive’ account* –>
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*to open a ‘chrome tab’ to your ‘google photos account’* –>
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*to open a ‘finder window’ to your ‘google virtual drive’* –>
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*the ‘grind-wheel button’ in ‘top right corner’ takes you to this ‘drop-down menu’* –>
(whether you are in the ‘main window’ or the ‘account window’)
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*from the ‘main window’, click the ‘magnifying glass icon’ in ‘top right corner’* –>
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*this opens a ‘search window’ for all your ‘google drive files’* –>
(INCLUDING THE FILES IN YOUR ‘COMPUTER/DEVICES BACKUP FOLDERS’)
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*keyboard shortcut* —>
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*all files will open DIRECTLY TO your computer*
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*click ‘grind-wheel button’ in ‘top right corner’ for settings* –>
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*you’ll get this ‘drop-down menu’* –>
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*7 MENU ITEMS*
(in 3 sections)
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*SECTION 1*
*PREFERENCES*
*ERROR LIST*
*PAUSE SYNCING*
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*SECTION 2*
*ABOUT*
*HELP*
*SEND FEED-BACK*
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*SECTION 3*
*QUIT*
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*SECTION 1*
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*PREFERENCES*
(when you choose ‘preferences’, it will be a ‘floating window’)
(but you can’t close it with the usual [COMMAND] + [w])
(you have to click the top left corner ‘red button’ from the floating panel’…)
(you can still access the ‘main status menu’ by clicking the ‘google drive status menu icon’)
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*2 TABS* –>
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*MY MACBOOK PRO*
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*GOOGLE DRIVE*
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*the ‘learn more link’ doesn’t work*
(as of ‘6 february 2022’)
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*HELP*
(same link as ‘user guide’ link at the top of this entry)
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“WHAT’S NEW?”
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*TAKE TOUR* –>
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*SEND FEEDBACK* –>
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*from ‘preferences window’, click ‘grindwheel button’ in ‘top right corner’* –>
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*this will bring up your ‘account settings’ menu* –>
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*click on your ‘headshot button’ in ‘top right corner’ of ‘preferences window’ to switch between ‘google accounts’* –>
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*RETURN TO ‘MAIN MENU’*
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*click ‘top right grindwheel button’ and choose ‘error list’* –>
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*this opens a ‘floating panel’* –>
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*click on the ‘question mark button’ in ‘top right corner’ to open a ‘chrome tab’ to the official ‘trouble-shooting guide’*
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*TROUBLE-SHOOTING “GOOGLE DRIVE FOR DESKTOP”*
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“PAUSE/RESUME SYNCING”
(from ‘main dropdown window’)
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*when ‘syncing’ is ‘paused’, you’ll see this notification at the bottom of the ‘main menu’* –>
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*the top right status menu icon will “go clear” (from white)* –>
*SYNCING OFF* –>
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*to resume syncing, go back to the ‘grindwheel menu’ and select ‘resume syncing’* –>
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*SYNCING ON* –>
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*ABOUT* –>
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*HELP*
(same link as before)
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*SEND FEEDBACK*
(same link as before)
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*👨🔬🕵️♀️🙇♀️*SKETCHES*🙇♂️👩🔬🕵️♂️*
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👈👈👈☜*-STATUS MENU-* ☞ 👉👉👉
-[GOOGLE DRIVE] FOR [DESKTOP]-
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥