Venn has an integration available with Google Drive that allows you to access your Google Drive files through your PC's built-in file system. Files saved in Google Drive are secure and backed up in the cloud.

Like any other web application, you can use Google Drive in your Chrome or Edge browser in Blue Border to collaborate on Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets and access files saved to Google Drive.

Additionally, if your company uses Venn's Google Drive integration, you can save offline files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, etc.) to Google Drive and access your offline files saved to Google Drive through your PC's built-in file system in Blue Border. Files saved to Google Drive are secure and backed up in the cloud.

If your company uses Google Drive with Venn, files should only be saved within your Google Drive folder on Venn Disk to ensure that they are backed up in your cloud storage system.

The main V: Drive (Venn Disk) is not synced to any cloud storage and files saved there may be subject to data loss.

Learn how to use Google Drive in Blue Border on your Mac or learn more about secure file access using OneDrive, Workplace Drive, and other cloud file storage systems in Venn's Blue Border.

Set Up Venn's Google Drive Integration in Blue Border

To use Venn's Google Drive integration, an administrator must assign the file system application to you in Venn. Once assigned, Google Drive will appear in your Apps list in Venn's Workplace app.

To set up Google Drive access:

From the Venn Launcher, go to the Apps page.
Locate and click Google Drive.
If the icon for Google Drive appears as a brown downward-facing arrow, it indicates that Google Drive is not installed on your device. You must install the Google Drive application on your computer.
- If your Company Manager has configured automatic and/or manual downloads for the app, you will see an Install button. Click Install. Your options will vary based on the install options your company has made available.
  - Click Install for me if prompted if you would like the app to be automatically installed by Venn using the installer configured for your company.
  - Click Get installer if prompted to be brought to the page where your company would like you to download the app.
- If your Company Manager hasn’t configured automatic and/or manual downloads for the app, you will not see the Install button. Instead, you will see a message telling you that you need to install the app. To install the app:
  1. Open an internet browser outside of Venn.
  2. Visit the app's website and go to the download page.
  3. Locate the 64-bit Windows install file.
  4. Download and install the app.
- After installation, it may take a few minutes for Venn to detect that the app was installed. If Venn does not detect the installation after several minutes, log out and back in to Venn.
Click Launch below Google Drive to open it from the Apps page.
When the application opens, follow the instructions to sign in with your work credentials.

Access Google Drive in File Explorer in Blue Border

Once you have launched and signed into Google Drive from Venn's Workplace app, you will be able to access Google Drive files and folders through the Windows File Explorer.

Google Drive must be launched from Venn to connect to the cloud file system. If you open the Finder outside Blue Border (for example, from the Start Menu or Desktop), you will not be able to access the files in Google Drive.

To access Google Drive on Windows:

Log in to Venn’s Workplace app.
Click the Folder icon in the bottom left of the Launcher or click the app called Files or File Explorer on the Launch or Apps page of the Launcher.
File Explorer will open inside Blue Border.
Double-click to open the Venn Disk (V:) drive under This PC in File Explorer.
Double-click to open Google Drive.

Right-click Google Drive and select Pin to Quick access to make it easily accessible at the top of your File Explorer.

Open, Edit, Save, and Delete Files in Google Drive

To open a file, navigate to the file location in Google Drive in File Explorer and double-click the file to open it. Venn will download the file from the cloud and open it with the appropriate application on your computer.

As you edit the file and save your changes, the updated version of the file will auto-sync with the cloud.

If you create a new file that you would like to save to Google Drive, navigate to the appropriate Google Drive location in the Save As dialog box to save the file to the appropriate location. You can only save a file to Google Drive if you have it open in Blue Border.

If you would like to delete a file from Google Drive, you can follow the standard process to do so in Windows File Explorer.

Move Files from a Personal Location into Google Drive

If you need to move a file from a personal location such as your Desktop or Documents folder into Google Drive, you can follow the standard process to do so in Windows File Explorer.

Depending on your company’s Data Loss Prevention Policies, you may not be able to move files from Google Drive to a personal location on your device.

Create and Delete Folders in Google Drive

To create or delete folders in Google Drive, you can follow the standard process to do so in Windows File Explorer:

Share Google Drive Files and Folders

When you use Google Drive, you have the ability to share files and folders with coworkers, collaborators, clients, and more.

In order to share files and folders and manage sharing in Google Drive, you will need to open the Google Drive web app. Follow these instructions to share a file or folder from the Google Drive web application.