

Read through these fixes, hang onto any that seem relevant for future reference, and get ready to watch your cloud-related worries float away. I've heard it all over the years - and now, I've put together a collection of some of the most common Drive challenges I've encountered along with some fast 'n' simple solutions to overcome 'em. With Google Drive, specifically, whether you're storing and managing multimedia assets or dealing with documents and spreadsheets, there's a decent chance you'll run into some manner of murkiness along the way.ĭrive does lots of things well, but it certainly has its share of, shall we say, quirks. Here in the real world, though, cloud services aren't always so simple. It sounds so light, so fluffy, so worry-free - doesn't it? These configurations can be set at the user or host-wide level, and persist when Drive File Stream restarts.Ah, the cloud. In a previous release, we added a feature that allows Admins to customize the default letter drive on Windows, the mount point on macOS, and proxy settings. To pause syncing, open the Drive File Stream menu and click More > Pause Syncing.Īdmins can now customize the content cache location for Drive File Stream to any directory on a connected APFS, HFS+, or NTFS file system.įor details, see our Help Center on how to configure Drive File Stream.Īdmins can now limit the bandwidth of Drive File Stream for uploads and downloads. While paused, Drive File Stream will not upload local changes to Google Drive, and new versions of files made available offline will not download. Customize drive letter or mount point (admins only)įor more details on these features and how to use them, see below.Ĭontrol when changes are synced to Google DriveĮnd users can now pause Drive File Stream syncing.Customize the cache location (admins only).Control when changes are synced to Google Drive (all end users).
