Kbird, here's an alternative workaround. In Word/Excel, change Tools>options>default file location to E:\
Then google drive, dropbox, one drive are (or can be) displayed.
I found I can use the open file dialogue from the google drive icon here
For reference, here are the locations in the .reg file that need to be modified if you moved your user profile folder or installed Google Chrome to another location than default.
(To specify icon from where Google Drive is installed at)
(Google Drive folder location in your user profile folder)
(64-bit only. To specify icon from where Google Drive is installed at)
(64-bit only. Google Drive folder location in your user profile folder)
Brink
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I have modified "InitPropertyBag" to E:\Google drive and it has done the trick
From within Word & Excel, Google drive now appears "on the desktop" and I have full access to the folder
From within Reader it appears in the Nav Pane
I don't have to use the icon I pinned to quick access
My Registry "Default Icon" was the same value as yours. I Haven't modified it.. should I?
Great news.
You would only need to modify the value of the "Default Icon" key if the Google Drive was installed to a different location than the "Program Files" (32-bit) or "Program Files (x86)" (64-bit) default location.
The Google Drive icon showing correctly in your screenshot is confirmation that it's currently correct. If it wasn't, you would see a default folder icon instead.
Ooops sorry Brink for some reason I did not get an email about this post ..... or it went to junk...
In Acrobat,Word (2007 here) etc to find Google Drive you have to click on the Desktop Button yes , as it does not show in My PC (or you can use Libraries to get around the issue by making Google Drive one of you Libraries as I did )
If I use that button from Explorer it works as it should (the properties for the Link show it on E:\ ) but if I use any Open Dialog it uses the Default Location on C:\ Drive for some reason?
Well that is the second strange part as there is no Google Drive Desktop Icon , nor one for OneDrive actually, yet they both show under Desktop in the Explorer view, and the Google Drive one properties says E:\ and can't be changed , not sure why it says it is read only though as I am the only User , so Admin of course..
There are Icons for both in the Taskbar area though.....
I have alot of desktop Icons (old habit as I hate start Menus and multiple layer drilling down) so I actually have my "desktop" on E:\ as well so that if a Win10 update goes sideways and needs reinstalling , I don't lose all my icons/links etc too.
I have Windows10 CU 64bit. I ran 64 bit reg file and restarted the windows.
When I clicked Google Drive, I got the following
Then I created the folder in default location.
But I am not finding driver folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Google
What am I doing wrong?
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