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Google Drive automatically synchroni es !iles on your "indows PC with Google#s cloud storage service$
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%o con!igure Google Drive with AlwaysUp &$' and later( *$ Download and install AlwaysUp) i! necessary$ -$ Download) install and con!igure Google Drive) i! necessary$ Please ma+e a note o! where you installed it as this will ,e used in a later step$ .$ Start AlwaysUp$ /$ Select $''li"ation - $ to open the $ $''li"ation window(
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:$ Dn the General ta,( <n the $''li"ation !ield) enter the !ull path to the Google Drive Sync e?ecuta,le) google rives%n"*e1e$ <! you installed Google Drive in the de!ault location) this is( C(EProgram 1ilesEGoogleEDriveEgoogledrivesync$e?e <n the +a(e !ield) enter the name that you will call the application in AlwaysUp$ "e have entered Google Drive ,ut you can speci!y almost anything you li+e$ <n the $rgu(ents !ield) enter /autostart$ +ote (2une 34 2516)7 Google Drive *$6 will try to get your attention with a prompt when you delete an item !rom your Google Drive !older( Ro":-soli ;or t#e 'ast <= %ears, Over 984555 installations4 an "ounting,
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%his prompt will stall Google Drive until you notice it and clic+ DF = a real pro,lem i! you are not even logged on to see itG 1urthermore) as 8arr% e Wit) who graciously ,rought this issue to our attention points out) "If a network user deletes a file in the (shared) google drive folder on the server the
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message pops up on the SERVER! User interaction is re uired on the SERVER!" 1ortunately) Google has introduced the --nos#ow>"on;ir(ation> ialog>on> elete command line switch to deactivate the prompt$ "e recommend that you add it to the $rgu(ents !ield too$
&$ Clic+ over to the ?ogOn ta, and enter the user name and password o! the account in which you installed and con!igured Google Drive$ Google Drive must run in this account so that it can !ind its settings$
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A$ Clic+ over to the !tartu' ta, and chec+ the Ensure t#at t#e Win ows +etwor:ing "o('onents #ave starte ,o?$ %his in!orms AlwaysUp that Google Drive needs %CP@<P networ+ing support to do its wor+$
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9$ Clic+ the !ave -- ,utton$ <n a couple o! seconds) an application called Google Drive will show up in the AlwaysUp window$ <t is not yet running though$
6$ Be!ore we start Google Drive as a "indows Service) we must prevent a second copy !rom starting when you log on$ %o do so(
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i$ Start Google Drive i! necessary 4!tart )utton - $ll @rogra(s - Google Drive - Google Drive7 ii$ Clic+ on the Google Drive tray icon 4 @re;eren"es*** 7 and select
iii$ Unchec+ the !tart Google Drive auto(ati"all% w#en %ou start %our "o('uter ,o? near the ,ottom$ 4Iote that this setting is somewhat misleading = it would only start Google Drive when you log inG7
*'$ <! Google Drive is running) close it now ,y clic+ing on the tray icon and selecting Auit Google Drive !rom the menu$ !lwa"sUp will
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**$ %o start Google Drive !rom AlwaysUp choose $''li"ation - !tart BGoogle DriveB$ Iote that you pro,a,ly won#t see Google Drive#s tray icon appear as it is running in the ,ac+ground ,ut synchroni ation should proceed normally$
Dn "indows 9) A) -'*-) -''9 or 8ista 4or when connecting via CDP7) you can choose $''li"ation - Restart BGoogle DriveB in t#is !ession to temporarily stop Google Drive and restart it on your des+top to show Google Drive#s tray icon$ 4;ore on this in the AlwaysUp 1A3$7
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And i! restarting is pro,lematic) you can !ollow these instructions to show Google Drive#s tray icon in Session '$ *-$ %hat#s itG Ie?t time your computer ,oots) Google Drive will start up immediately) ,e!ore anyone logs on$ "e encourage you to edit the entry in AlwaysUp and chec+ out the many other settings that may ,e appropriate !or your environment$
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