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Available on Tier 1/2 CAT supported Windows desktops. The Google Drive for desktop client cooperates with our roaming network user profiles and enables users to access their Google Drive storage as a mapped drive.

To run it, look for “Google Drive” in the start menu.  If you want to access your PSU Google Drive files, use “username@pdx.edu” to be sent to OIT’s login authentication. When have successfully authenticated, your PSU Google Drive files will appear under the G: drive.

We have noticed the following caveats with the implementation:

• You may have to re-authenticate upon logging back in, especially if you are switching to different computers.
• View/edit files by double clicking on them. The “open with” option on explorer to select a browser provides an incorrect URL.
• The browser it brings up for files is taken from your default browser setting.
• You can only be logged into one Google account at a time when using the Google Drive desktop client. If you switch to a different Google account, your previous account will not be visible.