Monthly Archives: March 2019

Internet, Windows

How to get Google File Stream to run on a Server OS

Posted on by Dan Tascher
  • Run Drive File Stream install on the Win10 x64
  • Copy files from C:\Program Files\Google\ to the new WinServer system
  • Copy registry entries HKLM\SOFTWARE\Google\DriveFS to the new system
  • Install driver by clicking Install on C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\Drivers\[version]\googledrivefs[version].inf
  • Register DLL in cmd: regsvr32 “C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\[version]\drivefsext.dll”
  • Reboot
  • Run C:\Program Files\Google\Drive File Stream\[version]\GoogleDriveFS.exe and sign-in