Mac only
Mount Google Drive on Mac as a drive
Google Drive as a drive in Finder. Your files stay in Google Drive and take no space on your Mac until you open them.
Make room in your Mac. Google Drive keeps your files, and DriveMyMac shows them as a drive in Finder. They take no space on your Mac until you open them.
Three steps
- BuyPay once for this Mac. Your license key arrives by email.
- Paste your keyOpen the app and paste the key. Switch on the drive when macOS asks.
- Connect Google DriveChoose Google Drive, sign in with Google in your browser, and the drive appears in Finder.
How to connect Google Drive
- Add storageOpen DriveMyMac, choose Add storage and pick Google Drive.Add storage
Google Drive
Dropbox
OneDrive
Amazon S3
Network share
- Sign in with GoogleYour browser opens Google’s own page. Pick your account and allow access. Your Google password never reaches DriveMyMac.Sign in with GooglePick your Google accountAllow DriveMyMac to see and change your Drive filesContinue
- It appears in FinderYour account email names the storage. My Drive appears as a folder in the DriveMyMac drive.
- Applications
- Documents
- DriveMyMac
Google DriveOther storage - Files stream as you open themA file downloads when you open it. Docs, Sheets and Slides show as small link files that open in your browser.
- Holiday.mov
- Report.pdf
- Archive.zipNot downloaded
What you allow
- Account
- Sign in with Google in your browser. There are no keys to paste.
- Permission
- Access to your Drive files, so DriveMyMac can read and write them. A narrower Google permission would only show files DriveMyMac made itself.
- Which account
- The one you pick on Google’s page. Its email names the storage in the app.
- Shared drives
- Only My Drive shows today. Shared drives and Shared with me are not in this version.
To remove the access later, open your Google Account, go to Security, and remove DriveMyMac from the apps with access to your account.
Good to know
- Docs, Sheets and Slides are read-only link files. Open one and it opens in your browser.
- Google stops accepting uploads after about 750 GB a day. Uploads go on the next day.
- A single file can be up to 5 TB.
- Delete a file in Finder and it goes to your Google Drive trash.
Why DriveMyMac for Google Drive
- Sign in with GoogleYou sign in on Google’s own page. Your Google password never touches DriveMyMac. The sign-in stays in this Mac’s Keychain.
- Docs, Sheets and SlidesGoogle’s own file types show up as small read-only link files. Open one and it opens in your browser. Everything else opens like a normal file.
- Deletes go to the Google trashDelete a file in Finder and it lands in your Google Drive trash, so you can get it back.
- You keep your Google planDriveMyMac does not sell storage. You use the Google Drive space you already pay for.
Questions
What does DriveMyMac ask Google for?
Access to your Google Drive files, so it can read and write them. You see the exact wording on Google’s own page before you allow it.
Can I use shared drives?
Not in this version. Only My Drive shows. Files others shared with you are not listed.
How do I disconnect Google Drive?
Remove the storage in DriveMyMac. To also cancel the access, remove DriveMyMac from the apps with access in the security settings of your Google Account.
Does Google Drive use space on my Mac?
No. Files stay in Google Drive and take no space on your Mac until you open them. Choose Keep on this Mac for files you want offline.
Do I need to give you my Google password?
No. You sign in on Google’s own page in your browser. The sign-in is kept in your Mac’s Keychain, and the Mac talks straight to Google Drive.
What happens to Google Docs, Sheets and Slides?
They appear as small read-only link files. Opening one opens the document in your browser.
Is this the same as Google Drive for desktop?
No. Google Drive for desktop is Google’s own app for Google Drive only. DriveMyMac is for when you also use other storages, such as Dropbox or a NAS, and want them together in Finder.
What happens if I delete a file in Finder?
It goes to your Google Drive trash.
Do I pay for Google Drive through you?
No. You keep paying Google for your storage. DriveMyMac is a one-time payment per Mac.
Do I need macFUSE?
No. DriveMyMac uses Apple’s FSKit, built into macOS. No driver to install and no security changes in Recovery. You turn on one switch in System Settings, once.
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Pay once. Keep it.
$5.99 lifetime at launch, then $19.99 lifetime. One time, per Mac.