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I recently installed google drive for desktop from backup and sync. Now it shows as google drive folder and an ejectable drive on my sidebar. The old backup and sync simply created and synced a local folder.
I removed it from favorite but reappears every time google drive opens. How do i prevent it from showing on the favorite permanently?
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.4
Hi Judy, thank you for your reply.
I understand how to remove or add items from the Sidebar. The problem is every time I reboot, Google drive forcefully places an ejectable folder in Finder Sidebar Favorite Section. As you can see in the screenshot above
Hi Judy, thank you for your reply.
I understand how to remove or add items from the Sidebar. The problem is every time I reboot, Google drive forcefully places an ejectable folder in Finder Sidebar Favorite Section. As you can see in the screenshot above
Hi there Jr88s,
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. We understand you're wanting to permanently remove Google Drive from your Finder sidebar and we'd be happy to point you in the right direction. To change what shows in your Finder sidebar, you'll want to go up to your menu bar and select Finder > Preferences and from there you can select or deselect options to show in your sidebar. You can read more about this process and other ways to customize Finder at the link below.
Customize the Finder toolbars on Mac
Take care!
Got it, Jr88s.
Since the app is reappearing in Finder every time you open the app itself, it is likely a feature or setting that is implemented by the Google Drive app. In this case, we would recommend reaching out to Google Support for assistance with disabling this, if possible.
Best regards.
Hi Jr88s,
did you get that solved? I'm experiencing the same bug: after manually removing the Google Drive link in my sidebar's favorites (by dragging it out of the sidebar), it comes back after restarting my Mac. And I don't want that.
Best, David
Apparently, OneDrive also has a similar glitch. judysings, please read more carefully.
Drive for desktop.. How to remove google virtual drive from sidebar permanently
