To install Google Drive File Stream on your personal computer, visit and click on the download for Windows button. After the installer has downloaded to your computer's drive, launch it and follow the on-screen instructions to finish installing the Google Drive File Stream client. Here are the instructions for the said procedure: First, go to Google Drive File Stream drive from the left panel on a folder explorer window. Then, launch any of the displayed folder and list all the stored files in the drive. Then, right-click on any of the file or folder and select Drive File StreamAvailable Offline. Google Drive for Desktop - Formerly known as Google Drive File Stream (GDFS) Apple states Google Drive for Desktop is not compatible with M1 chip set until after April. Description: Google Drive File Stream is a desktop application that allows you to quickly access all of your Google Drive files on demand, directly from your computer.
Note:Authorization optional.Gets a file's metadata or content by ID.Try it now or see an example.
If you provide the URL parameter alt=media, then the response includes the file contents in the response body. Downloading content with alt=media only works if the file is stored in Drive. To download Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides use files.export instead. For further information on downloading files, refer to Download files.
Request
HTTP request
Parameters
| Parameter name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Path parameters | ||
fileId | string | The ID for the file in question. |
| Optional query parameters | ||
acknowledgeAbuse | boolean | Whether the user is acknowledging the risk of downloading known malware or other abusive files. (Default: false) |
includePermissionsForView | string | Specifies which additional view's permissions to include in the response. Only 'published' is supported. |
projection | string | Warning: This item is deprecated. This parameter is deprecated and has no function. Acceptable values are:
|
revisionId | string | Specifies the Revision ID that should be downloaded. Ignored unless alt=media is specified. |
supportsAllDrives | boolean | Whether the requesting application supports both My Drives and shared drives. (Default: false) |
supportsTeamDrives | boolean | Warning: This item is deprecated. Deprecated use supportsAllDrives instead. (Default: false) |
updateViewedDate | boolean | Warning: This item is deprecated. Deprecated: Use files.update with modifiedDateBehavior=noChange, updateViewedDate=true and an empty request body. (Default: false) |
Authorization
This request allows authorization with at least one of the following scopes:
| Scope |
|---|
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadata.readonly |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.appdata |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadata |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.photos.readonly |
Some scopes are restricted and require a security assessment for your app to use them. For more information, see the authentication and authorization page.
Request body
Do not supply a request body with this method.
Response
By default, this responds with a Files resource in the response body. If you provide the URL parameter alt=media, then the response includes the file contents in the response body. Downloading content with alt=media only works if the file is stored in Drive. To download Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides use files.export instead. For further information on downloading files, refer to Download files.
Examples
Note: The code examples available for this method do not represent all supported programming languages (see the client libraries page for a list of supported languages).
Java
Uses the Java client library.
.NET
Uses the .NET client library.
PHP
Uses the PHP client library.
Python
Uses the Python client library.
JavaScript
Uses the JavaScript client library.
Go
Uses the Go client library.
Objective-C
Uses the Objective-C client library.
Try it!
Use the APIs Explorer below to call this method on live data and see the response.
This article will show you how to install the Google Drive File Stream client on your work or personal Windows computer.
Work Computer
HTTP request
Parameters
| Parameter name | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Path parameters | ||
fileId | string | The ID for the file in question. |
| Optional query parameters | ||
acknowledgeAbuse | boolean | Whether the user is acknowledging the risk of downloading known malware or other abusive files. (Default: false) |
includePermissionsForView | string | Specifies which additional view's permissions to include in the response. Only 'published' is supported. |
projection | string | Warning: This item is deprecated. This parameter is deprecated and has no function. Acceptable values are:
|
revisionId | string | Specifies the Revision ID that should be downloaded. Ignored unless alt=media is specified. |
supportsAllDrives | boolean | Whether the requesting application supports both My Drives and shared drives. (Default: false) |
supportsTeamDrives | boolean | Warning: This item is deprecated. Deprecated use supportsAllDrives instead. (Default: false) |
updateViewedDate | boolean | Warning: This item is deprecated. Deprecated: Use files.update with modifiedDateBehavior=noChange, updateViewedDate=true and an empty request body. (Default: false) |
Authorization
This request allows authorization with at least one of the following scopes:
| Scope |
|---|
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadata.readonly |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.appdata |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.metadata |
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.photos.readonly |
Some scopes are restricted and require a security assessment for your app to use them. For more information, see the authentication and authorization page.
Request body
Do not supply a request body with this method.
Response
By default, this responds with a Files resource in the response body. If you provide the URL parameter alt=media, then the response includes the file contents in the response body. Downloading content with alt=media only works if the file is stored in Drive. To download Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides use files.export instead. For further information on downloading files, refer to Download files.
Examples
Note: The code examples available for this method do not represent all supported programming languages (see the client libraries page for a list of supported languages).
Java
Uses the Java client library.
.NET
Uses the .NET client library.
PHP
Uses the PHP client library.
Python
Uses the Python client library.
JavaScript
Uses the JavaScript client library.
Go
Uses the Go client library.
Objective-C
Uses the Objective-C client library.
Try it!
Use the APIs Explorer below to call this method on live data and see the response.
This article will show you how to install the Google Drive File Stream client on your work or personal Windows computer.
Work Computer
Google Drive File Stream Desktop
To install Google Drive File Stream on your work computer, we recommend that you use Software Center, which enables you to install software packages approved by the IT department without the need for administrator access to your computer. Just look for the Google Drive File Stream entry in the list of applications.
Personal Computer
To install Google Drive File Stream on your personal computer, visit https://support.google.com/drive/answer/7329379 and click on the download for Windows button. After the installer has downloaded to your computer's drive, launch it and follow the on-screen instructions to finish installing the Google Drive File Stream client.
Google Drive File Streamer
Using Google Drive File Stream
If you would like to learn more about how to use Google Drive File Stream and Google Drive on the web, please consult the PDF attached to this article entitled Getting Started with Google Drive, or contact your Computing Coordinator to schedule a training appointment.
Google Drive File Stream Cpu
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