Step 5: Expand the Default web browser option. Step 2: Click the Apple icon in the top left corner. Step 1: Install Google Chrome from the web. Once you set up Google Chrome as the default browser on Mac, your offline Drive files will open directly in it. Setup Google Chrome as the Default Browser on Mac If you want to open and edit Docs, Sheets, and Slides files offline, you must launch them in the Chrome browser. Select ‘Remove Download’ from the context menu. To remove Drive offline files, select such folders and documents and right0-click on them. You can now send those files to others, attach them to an email, and open them locally in another app (PDF reader, for instance). Check the screenshot below for reference. You shall notice a green checkmark beside such files and folders.
MacOS will download selected files and folders on your Mac to use them without an internet connection. Step 5: Right-click on them and select ‘Available offline’ or ‘Download Now’ from the context menu. Step 4: Check the folders and files you want to work offline on your Mac. Step 2: Select Google Drive under ‘Locations.’ Now that you have set up Google Drive on Mac, it’s time to save your important files offline. Make Required Google Drive Files Offline on Mac You can now open the Finder app on Mac and check your Google Drive folder under ‘Locations.’ Step 7: Click the radio button beside ‘Stream files’ and close Google Drive Preferences menu. Suppose you have 100GB of data in Google Drive, the app takes the same space on your Mac too. Although all files are automatically available offline, it consumes a lot of storage on your Mac. It stores all My Drive files in the cloud and on your computer.
Mirror files: Be careful when you use this option. You can access files from a virtual drive or folder on your computer and make relevant files offline. Stream files: The option stores all My Drive files in the cloud only. Step 4: Select Google Drive from the left sidebar. Step 3: Select the Settings gear to open Preferences. Step 2: Click on the Google Drive icon on the menu bar. Open it and sign in using your Google account details. Step 1: Download and install the Drive client on your Mac. If you frequently deal with Google Drive files on Mac, we recommend setting up the Drive client. Then we will show you to work on those files without an internet connection using the Google Chrome browser. We will first set up Google Drive native app to make relevant files offline on Mac.
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