Google Drive File Stream will not download on Mac with Mojave

I downloaded Mojave for Mac and couldn't get Google Drive to work. I removed it and then downloaded Google Drive File Stream but it would not show up in my Applications folder despite a successful download. I visited the Apple store and the tech found that Google Drive File Stream was downloading to iCloud. We turned off iCloud and re-downloaded Google Drive File Stream and that did the trick!

Posted on Jan 23, 2019 2:43 PM

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