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Google Drive File Stream



By default, Google Drive for desktop (formerly known as Google Drive File Stream) stores cached files in /Library/Application Support/Google/DriveFS/$account_id/content_cache, where $account_id is the numeric ID of your google account. The files aren't encrypted or anything, but they don't have any metadata (or even their original filenames) so I don't think you'll find them terribly useful. The metadata seems to be stored in various SQLite databases in in the $account_id folder. In an emergency an expert might be able to reconstruct the original file names and folder structure.




google drive file stream



Thanks for providing google drive community link. I will post it there as well. Although, I understand Google Drive is not a Microsoft product but it is used by Microsoft OS (in my case it is Windows Server 2008 R2). The question to keep running processes even when user is not logged in also has to do with Microsoft-hence the question was posted.


In March 2017, Google introduced Drive File Stream, a desktop application for G Suite (now Google Workspace) customers using Windows and macOS computers that maps Google Drive to a drive letter on the operating system, and thus allows easy access to Google Drive files and folders without using a web browser. It also features on-demand file access, when the file is downloaded from Google Drive only when it is accessed. Additionally, Drive File Stream supports the Shared Drives functionality of Google Workspace.[92][93]


Drive File Stream is a desktop application designed for organizations, that allows you to quickly access all of your Google Drive files on demand, directly from your computer. This means you'll use almost none of your hard drive space and spend less time waiting for files to sync. Drive File Stream allows you to stream files, similar to how you stream movies on demand.


Once successfully logged in File Stream will begin syncing your files. File Stream will show up as an external device in your Finder for Mac users and as the G drive in your file explorer for Windows users.


Google Drive File Stream, now replaced by Drive for desktop, was used as a desktop application that allows you to quickly access all of the files of your Google Drive, directly from your computer without losing precious drive space.


With Drive for desktop, your files are stored on the cloud, not your computer, and any changes you make will be automatically synchronized with the cloud. After you download and launch Drive for desktop on your computer, there would be an external hard drive.


You can access your Google Drive for Desktop files by going to www.usc.edu/google from a web browser or through desktop (Windows and Mac OS X) and mobile (Android and iOS) apps. This page will explain how to download these apps and configure them up to access your USC Google Drive files.


Google Drive for desktop (formerly Google Drive File Stream) is a desktop application that allows you to quickly access all of your Google Drive files on demand, directly from your computer without losing precious drive space. Your files are stored in the cloud instead of your computer, and any changes you make are automatically synced with the cloud for quick, easy access anywhere you have an Internet connection. In addition, you can select which files you would like to make available for offline use. Drive for desktop is compatible with both shared drives and classic Drive.


When you install Drive for desktop on your computer, it creates a drive in Microsoft Windows Explorer or a device in Apple Mac Finder named Google Drive for desktop. All your My Drive and shared drives files will appear there. You will need administrator access to install new software on your computer. If you do not have administrator access, contact Technology Help or your local IT support staff for assistance.


Unlike apps like Backup and Sync, Dropbox, or Box, Drive File Stream does not create a local folder that mirrors your Drive. It instead mounts a virtual drive on your computer that lists folders stored on the cloud, making them easier to browse through Windows Explorer or Finder, without actually saving the files locally.


I do not know exactly what mechanism allows for the functionality described below, but it is nearly identical in function to the way NTFS alternate data streams work. The thing is, the properties of Drive File Stream's virtual drive show it as being partitioned as FAT32 which do not support alternate data streams. Perhaps Google's file system driver is simply emulating the behavior of NTFS alternate data streams. Regardless, the Drive File Stream driver adds a mechanism for reading special metadata attached to file/folder's located within its file system. This metadata can be accessed by calling 'ReadFile' on any file/folder path that is suffixed with a colon followed by a special identifier describing the metadata one wants to retrieve. These are the identifiers I've discovered so far (including descriptions for some of them):


Note: If you are using this in some type of script that is creating new files/folders and quickly reading the 'user.drive.id' afterwards, be aware that it can take many seconds for the "real" file id to be generated. If you read the value of 'user.drive.id' and it starts with 'local', this means that it has not yet generated an actual file id. In my opinion, the best way to deal with this is to create an asynchronous loop that sleeps between checks, and then returns the file id once it no longer starts with 'local'.


If you use Google Team Drives, you may already be familiar with the vast features and conveniences it offers for collaboration. However, some users may be uncomfortable transitioning to working primarily in a browser. Many mistakenly think they can only access their files with an internet connection. Drive File Stream allows users to sync their Team Drives and individual drives to their computer for convenient navigation and improved offline capabilities. With File Stream, users can navigate to their files as if they are connected locally through File Explorer or Finder.


Google Drive File Stream icon appears on your desktop as a connected network drive, much like your now-defunct network server folder. We recommend using the Google Drive File Stream to house all your files and work out of that folder exclusively to ensure your data is always backed up in the cloud.


And about having more data online than you have locally (now I'm addressing the screenshot from your follow-up) this can also be due to several reasons, but if I had to guess I'd say that you probably have one or more hidden shared drives, or that the file explorer is getting the information about the size from the local cache instead of directly from the cloud. To test this you can use another computer (that is not currently using the Drive sync client) and log in to another account with access to the same shared drives and keep everything online only and then right-click and check the details. If you don't have another account log in with yours, but keep everything online only.


Google Drive files are no longer stored locally on your computer, saving local drive space. Instead, files are streamed on demand as needed. Files that you need to use when you do not have Internet access must be made available off-line in advance. Making files available off-line stores a local copy of the file or folder on your computer, so it is available without Internet access.


Open Google Drive File Stream. There should be two folders My Drive and Team Drive. Open My Drive to see that the files are streaming to your computer. Folders and Files will now have a small cloud symbol to let you know they are in the cloud.


Since file and folders are streaming you need the internet at all times. There is a way to work offline on a file or folder. Window users, right mouse click on a file or folder, Mac users, CTRL + click on the file or folder, from the menu select Drive File Stream, then select Available Offline.


It is your responsibility to remember that a file or folder is offline, so when internet access is available again you repeat the selection and change the file or folder back to Online only. This will stream files or folders back to your Google Drive.


Once you have viewed and opened several of your streaming files or folders you need to remove the old Google Drive Folder. This will free up space on your computer's harddrive and also make sure you don't have revision issues. You do not want to open and edit these files.


Google Drive File Stream is being detected as removable drive on endpoints. We have a policy to block transfer to USB and since file stream is loaded as a removable drive, any writes to this is being blocked now. We use google drive for business so this is impacting users.


I had a problem similar using Drive File Stream. I went to google for support and was told to turn off virus scanning. They said that virus scanning was causing File Stream to think the files were change. We have G-suite and I noticed that my time zone was wrong (was in sheets using the =now() and my time was off by a few hours). I changed this in the admin tool and have not had the continuous sync issue since. Not sure if there is a time zone for photos or non G-Suite Drive users or not.


A group policy object to set several registry keys to enforce Drive FS behavior, create a target folder in each user's profile for Drive FS, and running a logon script to create a user-level drive mapping


NOTE: If you don't wish to use a network drive letter, you can set the DefaultMountPoint value to any folder in the user's profile, such as %%\Desktop or %%\Documents. In that scenario, the remaining steps for creating the mapped drive are not required.


This uses the word 'stream' to describe how Google Drive files are brought to your computer. It is not clear from the documentation that the entire contents of the files are placed on your hard drive so that you can access them. However, if you look in the cache folder while you are online you will see the whole file being downloaded to your cache folder if you access that file. It would appear from experimentation that the word 'stream' refers to each discrete file being placed in the cache on demand and not to partial files. This is consistent with Google's claim that File Stream allows you to "Stream terabytes of files from the cloud, thereby using hardly any disk space". 041b061a72


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