Running Google Drive as a Windows service
The Google
drive desktop
application which is a component of Google
Apps will
only run when a user is logged onto a computer. There may however be times when
you want Google Drive to be running all the time with or without a user logged
in. Use the below steps to configure Google Drive to run as a service in
Windows 2008 or Windows 7.
1. Log into the server or desktop
with the account that you want to run the service as and setup google drive.
Configure google drive to not run at startup and exit the application.
2. Download srvany.exe from Microsoft Windows 2003 Resource Kit (available free from
Microsoft). Copy srvany.exe into the folder where google drive is installed.
3. Open a windows cmd prompt (run as
administrator) and type in the service and authentication details you want (in
our case GoogleDriveSync) i.e. sc create GoogleDriveSync displayName=
"Google Drive Service" start= auto obj=
"<domain>\<username>" password=
"<password>" binPath= "C:\Program Files
(x86)\Google\Drive\srvany.exe"
4. Goto your Start Menu, type
in regedit and goto the new service (in this case
GoogleDriveSync)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\GoogleDriveSync
5. Create subkey Parameters below
which you must create two string values:
- Create
an String Value called Application then right click on
this and add the path to googledrivesync.exe (e.g C:\Program Files
(x86)\Google\Drive\googledrivesync.exe)
- Create
an String Value called AppParameters with the relevant
parameters for googledrivesync.exe (e.g /autostart --noshow_confirmation_dialog_on_delete)
6. From the command prompt run net
start GoogleDriveSync or start the service via the services snap-in
You can then manage Google drive
as a service. If you need to edit the settings within drive log in as the
account that the service is running under, stop the service then start Google
drive from the icon in the start menu. When you have completed the changes to
the settings close the google drive desktop application and start the service
back up again.
If you require IT support
for Google Drive or
the Google Drive sync application please contact the Myrtec service desk who can assist with resolution of the
issue.
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