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Access From Any Device
Worried about losing a flash drive of presentations? Do you want to edit your documents on the go? You can easily access files anywhere - on a computer (even offline) or on a mobile device.
Unlimited Storage Space
Google Drive provides a single place to store, access, create, edit, sync, and share documents, files, and folders of most types, and storage space is UNLIMITED, allowing for files up to 5TB.
Apps
Create and share Docs, Slides, Sheets, Forms, Maps, Drawings and more that is accessible online from any computer.
*East Campus users with @stonybrookmedicine.edu accounts should contact the Hospital Help Desk at 631-444-HELP to get access to a Google Drive account.
Shared Drives
A Shared Drive (*formerly called Team Drive) is a place where departments or official student groups can create, store, and search files, without having to manage who owns what because the team owns the files, not individuals. And if a member leaves the team, the files stay in the Shared Drive. You can belong to multiple Shared Drives, and they'll all be available wherever you access your My Drive. Shared Drives work very similarly to your Google My Drive. Learn more about using Shared Drives.
Request a Shared Drive
Faculty and staff can request a Shared Drive. Fill out the form, supplying email addresses and Solar IDs of at least 2 who will manage the Shared Drive.
*In June 2019, Google renamed Team Drives as Shared Drives.
2 Google Drive Syncing Tools
Backup and Sync by Google
Backup your Computer
Backup and Sync will backup your computer's Desktop, Documents, Photos, Videos or any named folder to Google Drive's UNLIMITED storage space in the cloud! You can access these documents from any computer.
Sync Your Drive Files to your Computer
You can sync folders of files that live in Google Drive so they are available on your desktop. This is a huge benefit to users of Excel, PowerPoint and Word. Microsoft files that are sync from Google Drive will open in their native applications to make editing easier.
Installation
You must be an administrator of your machine to install Backup& Sync. Backup and Sync works on both Mac and Windows.
Drive File Stream
Drive File Stream is a new way to access all of My Drive and Shared Drive (formerly called Team Drive) files on demand, directly from your computer’s desktop or folders. It streams files from Google Drive without using up your hard drive space.
Additional Information
There are no additional resources available for this service.
Please Contact
Customer Engagement and Support
- (631) 632-9800
- Customer Engagement and Support Help Portal