Environment
Google Drive for desktop (formerly Google Drive File Stream)
Issue
How to change the "Google Drive for desktop" drive letter on Windows.
Resolution
The default drive letter for the Google Drive for desktop app is "G." For some individuals/units, this can conflict with existing G: drives on their machines. Google allows you to change the drive letter to one that better suits your machine.
- Click the carrot up arrow (^) from your taskbar to show hidden icons, then select the Google Drive for desktop icon (Google Drive logo)
- If you still don't find the Drive icon, click the magnifying glass icon in the taskbar, search for "Google Drive," and click the first result called "Google Drive" with "app" labeled underneath. Once you do that, retry this step again.
- Click the gear icon in the top-right of the app window that appears, then select Preferences.
- Click the gear icon in the top-right of the new window that appears.
- Select the letter you'd like to reassign to the drive from the drop-down under "Google Drive streaming location" > "Drive letter."
- Click Done.
Additional Information
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