Cloud storage can be very useful for syncing files and settings across devices, collaborating with colleagues in real time, and more. The search engine giant recently released its own cloud storage solution Google Drive. While the client application is quite easy to use, having a shortcut on the desktop to access the offline folder may not be enough. How about if you could mount the Google Drive folder with a letter in Windows? This would allow you to access your files as if the drive was physically connected to your PC. That's exactly what a little application called "Visual Subst" lets you do. Basically, this tool creates a virtual drive, assigns a drive letter to the Google Drive folder, and shows it under "Disk Drives" on the computer – cool, right? Read on to learn how to get it working on your PC.
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1. Download and install Visual Subst. During installation, make sure you do not install the additional software and select "I do not accept".
2. After installation, select a drive letter that is not already assigned on your computer, click the magnifying glass icon and browse to the Google Drive folder. On Windows Vista and above, the path should be "C:/Users/[username]/Google Drive".
3. Check the “Apply virtual drives at Windows startup” option and then click the green plus icon to add the mapping.
