Windows 10: Add or Remove Google Drive from Navigation Pane in Windows 10

Had to find the link button *Wink
Please find enclosed the reg files.

Add Seafile Cloud.reg
Add OwnCloud.reg

Thanks a lot,
Ruediger

 

Thank you for sharing Ruediger. *Smile

 

Hi everyone !
Does anyone can explain me how to do the same thing but with the folder "Libraries" ? I already have GDrive "shortcut" following the Tutorial just above, but I want to add another folder to the same "level of hierarchy" as GDrive.
Do I have to modify only the GUID and the path ? If so, which GUID do I have to replace ?

Thank you !

 

Hello @Tow3grat3, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

Here you go:

How to Add or Remove Libraries in Navigation Pane of File Explorer in Windows 10

 

You can Pin the Libraries Folder to Quick Access if you want it at the top of the Explorer Window too.





Quick access - Pin or Unpin Locations in Windows 10

KB

 

Problem with this solution is that the library Folder is under "Computer". I want it on the same level as GDrive, and above all my Cloud storages...
here is what I want:



Thanks a lot !

 

@Tow3rgat3,

You could do what Kbird posted above to pin Libraries to Quick Access to have it under that group in the navigation pane.

Quick access - Pin or Unpin Locations in Windows 10

Afterwards, you could just hide Libraries to no longer have it show as a separate group in the navigation pane.

Libraries in Navigation Pane - Hide or Show in Windows 10

 

Hello,

I have Polish Language set as default in my OS and therefore Google Drive was installed under the path with Polish translation which is: C:\Users\myusername\Dysk Google.

I used instructions given by @post to change the registry path.




In Windows File Explorer everything works fine, however when I want to access google drive from an Open File/Save File pop-up windows it still sees the old path and gives the error:



It basically says that the path is wrong.

To wrap it up even though I have used the proper script and changed the path in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{81539FE6-33C7-4CE7-90C7-1C7B8F2F2D41}\Instance\InitPropertyBag when I try to access google drive from navigation pane in Open File/Save File pop-up windows I am unable to do it due to wrong path. I assume there is another registry to be changed but I do not know which one.

 

Hello @Golin, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

What path did you originally have in the registry?

How does it work using the original path instead of what you changed it to?

 

If by originally you mean after running the .reg file and before changing the path in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{81539FE6-33C7-4CE7-90C7-1C7B8F2F2D41}\Instance\InitPropertyBag. It was like this:



The icon of Google Drive was visible in navigation pane of windows explorer but after clicking it the error message was shown stating that the path does not exist, which is true because the path: C:\Users\jakub\Google Drive does not exist on my computer. Instead I have a path C:\Users\jakub\Dysk Google.

Summing up originally icon in navigation pane was directing to C:\Users\jakub\Google Drive and it did not work in file explorer. What is more the google drive icon in Open File/Save File window was not working as well originally.

After reading post of @Kbird I decided to change the path in the registry and the icon in navigation pane of file explorer started to work properly. However it did not change the behaviour of google drive icon in Open File/Save File windows - it is still directing to the non-existing path C:\Users\jakub\Google Drive. So I believe there is another registry entry responsible for path in Open File/Save File windows but I have no idea which one.

UPDATE: rebooting the computer as @res80 suggested solved the issue!

 

This is awesome! Thanks a lot!

I added MEGASync too based on this tutorial and files.





Next up adding SyncStatus as overlay icons for both GoogleDrive and MEGA... :-D

 

Hi Brink:

This is an awesome hack. Thanks! I was able to add Google Drive to the navigation pane, and the icon expands to show sub-folders (unlike when it is a Quick Access item).

One slight problem is that when you right click on a file anywhere in the file hierarchy under the new Google Drive root item (in the right hand pane), you don't get a "Google Drive" option to set sharing or go to the web. You do for subfolders, but not for individual files.

Any insight as to how to fix that?

Thanks.

 

Hello jmo, and welcome to Ten Forums.

I'm afraid that I'm not sure either yet. *Sad

 

I can go to web and share for individual files on my Google Drive.

 

Shawn,
Thanks for your instructions on adding Google Drive and DropBox to the Windows Navigation Pane.
Could you supply instructions for adding the MEGASynce drive to the Navigation Page as well?
Thanks!