Change Google Drive settings

You can change a number of settings in Google Drive on the web, your mobile device, or your Mac/PC.

On the web

To change your settings:

1. Go to drive.google.com.
2. Click Settings .
3. Select Settings.
4. Choose one of the following options:
   • Convert uploads: Convert uploaded files to Google files.
   • Language: Change your preferred language for all Google products.
   • Offline: Sync files to your computer so you can edit them without an Internet connection.
   • Density: Change the way your files are displayed in Google Drive.
   • Create a Google Photos folder: Put all of your Google Photos in a folder in “My Drive”.
   • Manage apps: See all the apps connected to your Google Drive.

Google Drive settings carry over to Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides home screens automatically. To change a setting from the Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides home screens:

1. Click Menu.
2. Click Settings.

On mobile

To change your settings:

1. Open the Google Drive app.
2. In the top left, tap Menu .
3. Tap Settings.
4. Choose one of the following options:
   • Clear cache: Remove all cached documents.
   • Cache size: Select your cache size.
   • Enable encryption: Encrypt documents on your mobile device.
   • Transfer files only over Wi-Fi: Upload and update files only when you’re connected to a Wi-Fi network.

On a Mac/PC

To change your settings:

1. Click Google Drive .
   • On a Mac, the icon is in the menu bar at the top right of your desktop screen.
   • On a PC, the icon is in the taskbar in the bottom right of your desktop screen.
2. In the top right, click Menu .
3. Select Preferences.
4. Choose one of the following options:
   • Sync options
     • Everything in my Drive: Sync everything in "My Drive."
     • Only these folders: Check the boxes next to the folders that you want to sync.
   • Account
     • Disconnect account: Connect your Google Drive desktop folder to another Google Account (not recommended).
     • Get more storage: Buy additional Google Drive storage.
   • Advanced
     • Proxy settings: Switch between "Auto-detect" and "Direct connection."
     • Bandwidth settings: Choose how much bandwidth Drive leaves for other programs on your computer (in kilobytes per second) or choose "Don’t limit" to choose the fastest rate.
     • Start Google Drive on system startup: Launch Google Drive and start syncing files to your desktop.
     • Send crash reports and usage statistics to Google: Send information to Google to help us prioritize features and improvements we should work on.
     • Show file sync status icons and right click menu: See a checkmark next to a file that has successfully synced to your desktop.
     • Misc: Show file sync status icons.