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How to Run Google Drive

24/7 as a Windows Service

with AlwaysUp

Start Google Drive Sync automatically

when your computer boots. No need to log

on!

Google Drive automatically synchronizes files on your Windows PC with

Google's cloud storage service.

To configure Google Drive with AlwaysUp 6.0 and later:

Download and install AlwaysUp, if necessary.1.

Download, install and configure Google Drive, if necessary. Please

make a note of where you installed it as this will be used in a later

step.

2.

Start AlwaysUp.3.

Select Application > Add to open the Add Application window:4.

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On the General tab:

In the Application field, enter the full path to the Google

Drive Sync executable, googledrivesync.exe. If you

installed Google Drive in the default location, this is:

C:\Program Files\Google\Drive\googledrivesync.exe

In the Name field, enter the name that you will call the

application in AlwaysUp. We have entered Google Drive but

you can specify almost anything you like.

In the Arguments field, enter /autostart.

Note (June 5, 2013): Google Drive 1.9 will try to get your

attention with a prompt when you delete an item from your

Google Drive folder:

This prompt will stall Google Drive until you notice it and click

OK - a real problem if you are not even logged on to see it!

Furthermore, as Barry de Wit, who graciously brought this

issue to our attention points out, "If a network user deletes a

file in the (shared) google drive folder on the server the

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message pops up on the SERVER! User interaction is required

on the SERVER!"

Fortunately, Google has introduced the

--noshow_confirmation_dialog_on_delete command line

switch to deactivate the prompt. We recommend that you

add it to the Arguments field too.

Click over to the LogOn tab and enter the user name and

password of the account in which you installed and configured

Google Drive. Google Drive must run in this account so that it can

find its settings.

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TeamSpeak

VMware Player

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OpenOffice

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Wireshark

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Livedrive

Selenium

Plex Media Server

Google Drive

Fiddler

Netcam Watcher

Pro

FitNesse

SugarSync

PDFCreator

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VBScript

PowerShell Scripts

SkyDrive

Google Chrome

Visual DataFlex

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Tracd

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Adobe AIR

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Kiosks

iTunes

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Play Framework

Memcached

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Sage ACT! Pro

Evernote

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Click over to the Startup tab and check the Ensure that the

Windows Networking components have started box. This

informs AlwaysUp that Google Drive needs TCP/IP networking

support to do its work.

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PHP Scripts

Buzof

Apache Solr

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Apple Safari

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WinForms GUI

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Click the Save >> button. In a couple of seconds, an application

called Google Drive will show up in the AlwaysUp window. It is

not yet running though.

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Before we start Google Drive as a Windows Service, we must

prevent a second copy from starting when you log on. To do so:

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Start Google Drive if necessary (Start button > All

Programs > Google Drive > Google Drive)

i.

Click on the Google Drive tray icon ( ) and select

Preferences...

ii.

Uncheck the Start Google Drive automatically when you

start your computer box near the bottom. (Note that this

setting is somewhat misleading - it would only start Google

Drive when you log in!)

iii.

If Google Drive is running, close it now by clicking on the tray icon

and selecting Quit Google Drive from the menu. AlwaysUp will

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not be able to start Google Drive properly if it is already running.

To start Google Drive from AlwaysUp choose

Application > Start "Google Drive". Note that you probably

won't see Google Drive's tray icon appear as it is running in the

background but synchronization should proceed normally.

On Windows 8, 7, 2012, 2008 or Vista (or when connecting via

RDP), you can choose

Application > Restart "Google Drive" in this Session to

temporarily stop Google Drive and restart it on your desktop to

show Google Drive's tray icon. (More on this in the AlwaysUp

FAQ.)

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And if restarting is problematic, you can follow these instructions

to show Google Drive's tray icon in Session 0.

That's it! Next time your computer boots, Google Drive will start

up immediately, before anyone logs on. We encourage you to edit

the entry in AlwaysUp and check out the many other settings that

may be appropriate for your environment.

12.

Google Drive not working properly as a

Windows Service?

If a folder isn't being properly synchronized, be sure to check the

folder's sharing/security settings. Private folders may not behave

as expected!

From AlwaysUp, select Application > Report Activity >

Today... to bring up a HTML report detailing the interaction

between AlwaysUp and your application. The AlwaysUp Event Log

Messages page explains the more obscure messages.

Consult the AlwaysUp FAQ for answers to commonly asked

questions and troubleshooting tips.

Contact us and we will be happy to help!

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