How To Add Google Drive Icon To Taskbar Mac

maxsquared

Google Bulldoze icon has disappeared from desktop since I updated to Monterey, anyone has the same effect? Anyone know how to bring it dorsum?

mrmystiq

Had the same effect. Latest 12.1 beta update seems to have restored the icon to the desktop (for at present, at to the lowest degree).

mrmystiq

Icon gone again. Anyone observe any info on this upshot?

maxsquared

I only found out the solution of calculation GDrive (from the Finder's left panel where it is shown equally a continued server) to the Dock.

Then clicking it, the GDrive icon becomes visible on the desktop also.

pretty annoying thought

How practise y'all add it to the dock?

mrmystiq

Calculation to the dock didn't work for me, bummer. My app version was 52.0.6.0 (Apple Silicon), so I checked the latest (I've reinstalled a few times in the terminal week) and 53 came out today, so I reinstalled, now the app version is 53.0.8.0 (Apple tree Silicon). However no icon on the desktop, so non showing up as a network bulldoze (I run Win10 in Parallels and demand to access it that way since there is no native Google Drive back up for ARM Windows at this time). Information technology could be an issue on the Apple side. I am running 12.1 beta 3 (21C5039b). Used to work earlier beta two, with multiple accounts all showing upwards equally networked drives.

mrmystiq

What macOS version are yous running?

mrmystiq

Following up on earlier. Even with the same macOS version, tin can't definitively say information technology'south not an Apple upshot from the fact that it works for someone and non for others. Could exist a number of reasons.

The chief issue is Google Drive is not showing upwards as a "connected server" (run across Finder'south General preferences, "Continued servers" should be checked), not but getting an icon on the desktop. I tried all the suggestions that you listed in the past and after your mail, still non showing upwardly as a connected server. Having it in the dock is non the same. I can also become an "alias" / shortcut icon on the desktop, but that'south non what I need, I need Google Drive to show upward equally a continued server (usually under "localhost") on the desktop.

I added a second business relationship to the Google Drive for Desktop (takes up to four) a couple days agone and it didn't show up on the desktop as a continued server until today. Still, only one business relationship out of the ii is showing up, whereas in the past all accounts (I had four) showed upwards.

Anyone else have any ideas nigh why some of the Google Drive accounts might not be showing upwardly as connected servers (under "localhost") and what could potentially jolt them into connecting?

mrmystiq

Well, that didn't concluding long,

antonibenicassim

Hi every ane,
The solution is:
Finder-> go -> connecting to server-> type:smb://localhost:1500 and the icon will appear on desktop.

maxsquared

Hi every i,
The solution is:
Finder-> get -> connecting to server-> type:smb://localhost:1500 and the icon will announced on desktop.

Thank you lot.

jefftopping

I got the icon to appear on desktop (finder preferences/general/connected servers) makes it testify up on desktop although not permanently.

Also, now I no longer take the ability to control-click on files in the bulldoze to go a contextual carte with google drive options. I used to see things similar "copy link" or "share file location".
I really need to be able to share file locations with other using the drive.

jefftopping · Screen Shot 2022-02-03 at v.nineteen.35 PM.png

I have likewise lost the ability to control-click on files and folders in the Google Bulldoze and become the contextual options shown in this screen grab. (Share with google drive, etc)

LucidX · Mar 27, 2022

Solution:

one - smb://localhost:1500
(thanks @antonibenicassim)

2 - Automator to do it automatically upon login (see below or use my fastened automator app)

Notes:
- Google bulldoze must be a login item since it has to open prior to the automator app (which I set with a delay of 25 seconds).
- The contextual google drive right click menu items exercise not work when using the desktop Google Drive icon. My workaround is to switch to the existent Google Drive in favorites in the finder sidebar and switch to that after clicking on the desktop google drive icon when y'all have to apply the right click menu.

MauiPa · Mar 27, 2022

I am totally missing what the issue is, and the solutions posted seem fashion to complicated.

ane) make sure you are using the right version, sure kexts were deprecated and google has provided updates including for Apple silicon
2) if y'all want google drive to launch at startup, set up that option in google drive.
3) if you desire the google bulldoze folder on dock, right click google drive on finder Sidebar, and select add to dock.
iv) if you want the google drive app on dock, open google bulldoze preferences, right click the google drive icon on dock, select options go along on dock
v) alternate: create allonym from google drive in Applications folder, drag to dock, or, drag to desktop, when you click it will enquire for permission to access desktop, and will then open up
6) y'all tin also create an allonym of your google bulldoze folder (google got me confused on this 1, sometimes it is google bulldoze, sometimes it is My Drive which is a binder in google drive, so not sure what they did, but it all the same works) and movement that to desktop, and you tin put folders on the Dock as well
7) fix a shortcut to run google drive, add to dock which also places the shortcut as an application in user/applications. This tin be placed on desktop besides

sounds easy to me and works great. so what is the issue? Running automator? seems overkill

and one more matter: Under settings extensions, finder extensions, make sure google drive is clicked. Like I said it is working great for me, with no fancy hocus pocus

LucidX · Mar 27, 2022

I am totally missing what the event is, and the solutions posted seem way too complicated.

Not the dock - on the desktop. Monterey will not let a shortcut to the Google Drive folder to live on the desktop for some reason (the folder - not the app).