Google Drive issues

For many years now, I have been a loyal user of the Google Drive application (on my old Windows 7 machine), but I recently upgraded to a new laptop running Windows 8 and proceeded to install Google Drive. Once the installation was complete, I noticed that a Google Drive folder had automatically appeared within my user profile folder right on the desktop.
My intention, however, was not to have it cluttering up my desktop; for the sake of data security, I much prefer to have my files stored on the C🙂 drive, or rather, I would actually prefer to move everything over to my D: partition. I am at a complete loss as to how one might go about changing the directory location.

What truly puzzles me is why the installer didn't prompt me for a destination path during the setup process. When I performed the installation back on Windows 7, it always asked me exactly where I wanted that folder to reside.
Could anyone be so kind as to offer some guidance?

First, you’ll want to open up Finder, right-click on your Google Drive folder, and select Properties,


Once that Properties window pops up, just head over to the Location Tab and click on Move. From there, you can pick exactly where you want everything to live—in your case, I’d suggest something like D:\Google Drive

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After that, just follow the prompts to confirm you want to move the files,



Just a quick heads-up though: make sure you actually create a new folder named Google Drive on your D: drive before you start. If you don't, the system might just dump all those individual files directly onto the root of the D: drive instead of keeping them organized, and then you'll find yourself back at square one trying to fix it later.
Once the transfer is finished, you can simply delete the old Google Drive folder from your C: drive, and you're all set!

It simply refuses to cooperate. I have followed every single step of the process, including creating an entirely new folder on my D: drive, yet when I click Move followed by Apply, the system seems to struggle for a few seconds before it inevitably displays Not Responding.
I have attempted this entire procedure three separate times now, but the result remains stubbornly the same.

Try doing a fresh reinstall of Google Drive, and when you’re walking through the setup process, just make sure you uncheck the D: drive!

I am at my absolute wits' end with this situation. I have attempted to reinstall Google Drive—honestly, probably for the hundredth time now—but during the installation process, it doesn't ask me a single thing! It just breezes through the setup in a matter of seconds, and then, suddenly, this blue Google Drive folder just appears on my desktop, tucked inside a folder named after my computer user profile.
I tried following your advice again, truly I did, but once more, the application simply sits there, Not Responding.
It is frankly baffling to me that I am running into these hurdles on Windows 8; when I was using Windows 7, it would at least have the decency to ask me where I wanted to install the software.

I’ve been running Windows 7 on my setup and everything works like a charm, from the initial installation right down to moving files around without any hiccups. Honestly, I'm kind of at a loss for what else I could suggest to help you out 🤔

Are you running the installation using an account with admin privileges?
Maybe try right-clicking the setup file and selecting Run as administrator?

George Sanders37 said:Are you running the installation using an account that has administrator privileges?
Have you tried right-clicking the setup file and selecting Run as administrator?

Well, I just attempted the installation again using "Run as administrator," and yet, the result remains stubbornly the same.
Whenever I attempt to select a different storage path—specifically Google Drive>>—and click apply, the system simply becomes Not Responding.

I find it truly difficult to believe that I cannot resolve this issue through any means; it would be quite devastating if I were actually forced to revert back to Windows 7 just because of this single hurdle.

That "Not Responding" message is actually totally normal given the circumstances. I run into the exact same thing whenever I do a fresh OS install and try to move my Google Drive folder location (I'm on Windows 8.1 myself).
Moving files isn't exactly an instant process, and how fast it goes really just comes down to your drive's read/write speeds.

Just kick off the move and let it ride until it's done. It’ll show as "Not Responding," but hang in there—you'll get what you're looking for in the end.

I’ve been sitting here for over half an hour now, just staring at the screen, and absolutely nothing is happening—it just keeps saying Not Responding!
I truly don't believe I should have to wait any longer than this; honestly, back when I was running Windows 7, this exact same process would have finished in a matter of seconds on this very same computer.
It feels quite strange to me that after the installation, there isn't even a little icon appearing in the system tray, nor can I find any folders or files within Program Files. It's quite baffling, because under Windows 7, there would be a dedicated Microsoft Google Drive folder right there in Program Files.

Don't quote me on this, but if my memory serves me right—and it’s a bit foggy—I think I read somewhere that with Windows 8, Google Drive was implemented differently. Like, it was baked straight into the OS, so you couldn't just yank it out... I actually think you didn't even need to bother installing the client app on 8.

I find myself inclined to agree with you, quite frankly, because it strikes me as rather peculiar that an installation would wrap up in a mere matter of seconds without posing a single question or requesting any input whatsoever.

Well, I went ahead and reinstalled Windows 8.1, and I am relieved to report that the move to my other partition (D🙂) was finally a success! However, I have run headfirst into a new complication.
I logged into my account at https://onedrive.live.com/ and everything looks perfect there—all my folders and files are visible as they should be.
But here is the snag: when I open File Explorer on my computer and click on the OneDrive folder, a prompt appears at the bottom stating that I need to perform a Windows update. I followed those instructions immediately and completed the updates, yet to no avail. The synchronization between my local machine and the web version simply refuses to engage.