Google Drive is a handy place to store your data, and it comes with a regular Gmail account. You can get more out of it by tying it to Windows File Explorer.

Making files on Google Drive available offline with the Desktop Client is just a few clicks away. Jack Wallen shows you how it's done.

To add a Google Drive link to Windows' File Explorer, you'll need to download and install the Google Drive app.

If Google Drive knows of an online or desktop app that can work with the file you’re previewing, you’ll see a link to this at the top of the screen.

How do I add Google Drive to Finder? To add Google Drive to Finder on macOS, download and install the Google Drive for Desktop app from the official website and sign in with your Google account.