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Click the Google Drive icon in the lower right corner of the screen. It is located to the left of the clock.
If you do not see the icon, click the small white arrow and select the Google Drive icon.
Click the Gear Icon.
Click Quit.
Click OK.
a) This will unsync all of your selected computer files from Google Drive.
b) The Google Drive (G Drive) folder will be removed from your computer.
c) Your files will still be available on your computer located in the Documents folder. Pictures and Videos will also still be available in your Pictures and Videos folders (or wherever you placed them on your computer).
d) The Google Drive icon that contained the Drive for Desktop program will disappear from your taskbar at the bottom of the screen.
To Reactivate Drive for Desktop:
If you decide to start using Drive for Desktop again, you do NOT have to reinstall the program on your computer. Drive for Desktop is still installed on your computer. To reactivate Drive for Desktop:
1. Type Google Drive in the white search box in the lower left corner of
the screen.
2. Click the Google Drive App.
The Google Drive app will reappear in your taskbar at the bottom of the screen. To view it:
3. Click the small white arrow located to the left of the clock.
4. Click the Google Drive app to open the Drive for Desktop dashboard.
Your computer's files will automatically start syncing again with Google Drive. Drive for Desktop will maintain the same settings that you used before. If you need to make any changes to your Drive for Desktop settings, click the Drive for Desktop Tutorial on this website and follow the steps to make any changes.
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