Google Drive本身已经是一项非常有用的服务，但是一旦您发挥其桌面组件的强大功能，您将比以往任何时候都更有效率。
如果您使用的是台式计算机，那么确实没有理由不(not )安装Google Drive桌面组件。如果您仍然需要说服力，根据我们的说法，这些是您应该给Google Drive Desktop一个机会的最佳理由。
什么是 Google 云端硬盘“桌面”？
实际上并没有一个特定的产品叫做Google Drive “Desktop”。相反(Rather)，您可以使用多种方法让Google Drive在没有有效互联网连接的情况下工作。
第一个是用于 Chrome 的 Google Docs 离线扩展(Google Docs Offline Extension for Chrome)。这个官方的Google扩展程序一旦激活，无论您是否有互联网，您都可以处理您的Google Drive文档。(Google Drive)坦率地说，这是一项必不可少的功能，您绝对应该启用它。
桌面组件套件的第二部分是Google Backup and Sync。这会将某些关键文件夹（例如照片和视频）的副本自动同步到您的Google 云端硬盘(Google Drive)。它还会在您的计算机上创建一个 DropBox 样式的文件夹，您的Google Drive内容会同步到该文件夹。您复制到该文件夹中的任何内容(Anything)都将同步到云端！
既然我们已经介绍了如何将Google Drive安装到您的桌面上，那么让我们看看它可以提高您的工作效率的原因。
互联网(Internet)中断时您可以继续工作
在人们需要通过多种设备工作并与远程同事(remote colleagues)团队协作的世界中，基于云的生产力套件非常有用。但是，一旦互联网因任何原因出现故障，您将无法访问您的工作！虽然在家中互联网连接丢失可能相对较少，但对于移动互联网用户来说，这是一个常见的问题。
如果您需要经常旅行，这也是一个主要问题。在飞机上你不能使用WiFi。在火车和地铁上可能没有接待处。更不用说您在不同的国家可能有一段时间无法访问互联网。因此，为了保持工作效率，绝对需要随时提供您的工作文件。
共享大文件很容易
即使在宽带时代，大多数电子邮件服务对文件附件的大小也有一些非常严格的限制。当您需要共享高质量的图像、音频或其他大型媒体时，情况不是很好。
借助计算机上同步的Google Drive文件夹，您只需将大文件存储在计算机上的指定文件夹中即可轻松共享它们。您授予权限的任何人都可以将其同步到自己的计算机或在云中访问它。谷歌云端硬盘(Google Drive)处理所有其他事情。
存储备份可以让您保持业务(Business)
如果您使用的是Backup and Sync ，您可以在(Sync)本地文件夹( local folder)中保存您想要的任何内容并进行同步。假设你有足够的存储空间。这可以包括任何类型的文件。
例如，您可以同步硬盘备份映像，只需将备份软件设置为目标驱动器上的同步文件夹。由于您可以指定在每台Windows 或 macOS(Windows or macOS)计算机上同步哪些文件夹，因此您不必担心每台计算机上都有不相关的文件。因此，如果您的计算机被盗或硬盘驱动器被擦除，无论如何您都可以取回数据。
它使协作变得容易
没有人是孤岛，如今大多数工作（远程或其他）都是作为一个团队完成的。Google Drive与Google Docs等子组件一起，可以无缝地协同处理文档(work together on documents)。您可以对文档发表评论，在同步或连接时始终看到最新版本，甚至可以将特定任务分配给与您共享项目的其他团队成员。
说到这一点，Google Drive具有强大的共享设置，这意味着您和您的同事只能与需要访问权限的个人共享内容。
以团队形式扫描和归档文档
无纸化办公室的梦想仍然只是一个梦想。这意味着仍有大量纸质文档需要数字化。实际上，有一种非常酷的方法可以让您的团队使用这项Google技术将纸质文档集体数字化。
Google Drive 移动应用程序具有内置的文档扫描仪(built-in document scanner)。您团队的每个成员只需要一部智能手机、Google Drive应用程序和对共享Google Drive文件夹的访问权限。然后他们可以在现场创建文档扫描件并将其保存到该文件夹。
如果您将该文件夹同步到计算机，这意味着所有扫描的数据将自动下载并累积在该计算机上。准备好用于您的任何目的。
使用 Google One 进行存储升级
虽然任何人都可以免费使用这些生产力技巧，但标准的Google Drive帐户只有 15GB 的存储空间。存储池在Google Drive(Google Drive)和Gmail等服务之间共享。这意味着从(Which)Google Drive桌面提高工作效率的最有效方法之一是使用Google One升级您的总存储空间。
虽然这将花费您几美元，但它实际上是您可以获得的最便宜的云存储。每月只需 1.99 美元，您就可以获得额外的 100GB 存储空间，最高可达每月 299.99 美元的 30TB 存储空间。
这开辟了丰富的可能性，包括简单的大型备份和需要大量快速、可靠的云存储的基于团队的项目。如果您愿意接受一些开箱即用的想法，那么转移到诸如Google Drive之类的云工具并将其与您的桌面系统集成是一种生产力财富。(Google Drive)
5 Ways Google Drive Desktop Can Keep You More Productive
Google Drive is already an incredibly useful service in its own right, but once you bring the power of its desktop components into play you’ll be more productive than ever.
If you’re using a desktop computer then there really is no reason not to install the Google Drive desktop components. If you still need convincing, these are the best reasons according to us why you should give Google Drive Desktop a chance.
What Is Google Drive “Desktop”?
There isn’t actually a specific product called Google Drive “Desktop”. Rather, there are several methods you can use to get Google Drive to work without an active internet connection.
The first is the Google Docs Offline Extension for Chrome. This official Google extension, once activated, lets you work on your Google Drive documents whether you have internet or not. It’s quite frankly an essential feature and you should absolutely enable this.
The second part of the desktop component suite is Google Backup and Sync. This syncs copies of certain key folders, such as photos and videos, to your Google Drive automatically. It also creates a DropBox-style folder on your computer where your Google Drive contents are synced to. Anything you copy into that folder will be synced to the cloud!
Now that we’ve covered how to get Google Drive onto your desktop, let’s look at the reasons it will make you more productive.
You Can Keep Working When The Internet Is Down
Cloud-based productivity suites are incredibly useful in a world where people need to work from multiple devices and in collaboration with a team of remote colleagues. However, as soon as the internet goes down for any reason, you lose access to your work! While internet connection losses may be relatively rare at home, it’s a frequent problem for mobile internet users.
It’s also a major issue if you need to travel a lot. On airplanes you can’t use WiFi. On trains and in the subway there may be no reception. Not to mention that you may not have internet access for a while in a different country. So having your work files available at all times is absolutely needed to stay productive.
Sharing Large Files Is Easy
Even in the age of broadband, most email services have some pretty severe limits on the size a file attachment can be. Not a great situation when you need to share high-quality images, audio, or other large media.
With a synced Google Drive folder on your computer, you can easily share large files by simply storing them on a designated folder on your computer. Anyone you’ve given permission to can sync it to their own computer or access it in the cloud. Google Drive handles all the rest.
Storing Your Backups Can Keep You In Business
If you’re using Backup and Sync, you can save just about anything you want in your local folder and have it synced. Assuming that you have enough storage. That can include any type of file.
For example, you can sync hard drive backup images and simply set your backup software to target a synced folder on your drive. Since you can specify which folders to sync on each of your Windows or macOS computers, you don’t have to worry about having irrelevant files on each machine. So if your computer is stolen or your hard drive is wiped, you can get your data back no matter what.
It Makes Collaboration Dead Easy
No person is an island and most work (remote or otherwise) is done as a team these days. Google Drive along with subcomponents such as Google Docs, makes it seamless to work together on documents. You can leave comments on documents, always see the latest version whenever you sync or connect and even assign specific tasks to other team members with whom you share items.
Speaking of which, Google Drive has robust sharing settings, which means you and your co-workers can share content only with individuals who need access.
Scan And Archive Documents As a Team
The dream of a paperless office is still just that – a dream. Which means that plenty of paper documentation still needs to be digitized. There’s actually a pretty cool way you can get your team to collectively digitize paper documentation using this Google technology.
The Google Drive mobile app has a built-in document scanner. Each member of your team simply needs a smartphone, the Google Drive app and access to a shared Google Drive folder. Then they can create scans of documents in the field and save it to that folder.
If you have that folder synced to a computer, that means that all that scanned data will automatically download and accumulate on that machine. Ready to be used for whatever purpose you have for it.
Storage Upgrades With Google One
While anyone can use these productivity tricks for free, a standard Google Drive account only comes with 15GB of storage. A storage pool is shared across services like Google Drive and Gmail. Which means one of the most impactful ways to get a productivity boost from Google Drive desktop is to upgrade your total storage using Google One.
While this will cost you a few bucks, it’s actually some of the cheapest cloud storage you can get. For $1.99 a month, you can get an additional 100GB of storage all the way up to $299.99 a month for 30TB of storage.
This opens up a wealth of possibilities, including easy large backups and team-based projects that need lots of fast, reliable cloud storage. Shifting to a cloud tool such as Google Drive and integrating it with your desktop system is a productivity bonanza, if you’re willing to open up to some out-of-the-box thinking.
