Google Drive is a handy place to store your data, and it comes with a regular Gmail account. You can get more out of it by tying it to Windows File Explorer.

Learn how to add or remove Google Drive from File Explorer Navigation Pane in Windows. You can show or hide Google Drive using Registry Editor.

You can choose to stream or mirror files. Screenshot: Google If you open This PC in File Explorer or Home in Finder, you should see a link to your Google Drive and everything in it.

Eliminate annoyances and say sayonara to storage struggles with these easy-to-implement, expert-approved solutions.

When one of the drives doesn't appear in File Explorer, you can try these troubleshooting steps on Windows 11 to resolve the issue.

If you use the Google Drive for Desktop app, you can check the properties of a folder to see the file count. Open Windows File Explorer and expand the “Google Drive” section in the left pane.