{"id":1972,"date":"2022-02-09T17:38:50","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T17:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/?p=1972"},"modified":"2022-02-09T17:38:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T17:38:51","slug":"accessing-shared-folders-from-google-drive-for-desktop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/index.php\/2022\/02\/09\/accessing-shared-folders-from-google-drive-for-desktop\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessing Shared Folders from Google Drive for Desktop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you use Google Drive to open files directly from your computer, you may have noticed that shared items do not show up. You will need to add a shortcut to the shared folder or file to your own Google Drive before you will be able to open it from your desktop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, open Google Drive in your web browser and locate the folder or file you want to open. You can usually find it under <strong>Shared with me.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.12.57-PM-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.12.57-PM-edited.png 207w, https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.12.57-PM-edited-129x300.png 129w, https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.12.57-PM-edited-83x192.png 83w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you find the shared item, right-click on it to open up the menu and click on <strong>Add shortcut to Drive<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.13.31-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.13.31-PM.png 324w, https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.13.31-PM-172x300.png 172w, https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.13.31-PM-110x192.png 110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><figcaption>Google Drive will then show you a menu where you can select where you&#8217;d like to add the shortcut. If you just click <strong>ADD SHORTCUT,<\/strong> it will be added to your main directory, but you can also navigate to a specific folder.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"355\" height=\"323\" src=\"https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.14.15-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.14.15-PM.png 355w, https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.14.15-PM-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.14.15-PM-211x192.png 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The next time you open your Google Drive from your desktop, your shortcut will appear as a normal folder or file. Now you can open or edit it directly from your computer!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you use Google Drive to open files directly from your computer, you may have noticed that shared items do not show up. You will need to add a shortcut to the shared folder or file to your own Google Drive before you will be able to open it from your desktop. First, open Google &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/index.php\/2022\/02\/09\/accessing-shared-folders-from-google-drive-for-desktop\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accessing Shared Folders from Google Drive for Desktop<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1976,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"yes","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[277],"class_list":["post-1972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-tips","tag-google-drive"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.14.15-PM.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.14.15-PM.png",355,323,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.14.15-PM.png",355,323,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.14.15-PM.png",355,323,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.14.15-PM-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.14.15-PM-300x273.png",300,273,true],"large":["https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.14.15-PM.png",355,323,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.14.15-PM.png",355,323,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.14.15-PM.png",355,323,false],"edin-thumbnail-landscape":["https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.14.15-PM-330x240.png",330,240,true],"edin-thumbnail-square":["https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.14.15-PM-330x323.png",330,323,true],"edin-thumbnail-avatar":["https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.14.15-PM-96x96.png",96,96,true],"edin-featured-image":["https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.14.15-PM.png",355,323,false],"edin-hero":["https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.14.15-PM.png",355,323,false],"edin-logo":["https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-09-at-12.14.15-PM-211x192.png",211,192,true]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Emily Zieg","author_link":"https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/index.php\/author\/zieg\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/index.php\/category\/tech-tips\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Tech Tips<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"If you use Google Drive to open files directly from your computer, you may have noticed that shared items do not show up. 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