Common Reason and Solution for Google Drive File Stream Not Working

Hello All! Today we are going to discuss a frequent issue in Google Service - “Google Drive File Stream Not Working”, where one can struggle with smooth file streaming. Google Drive File Stream is a desktop utility provided by Google Drive, that can stores data online, to allow sync with the file system to access the data offline. Let us understand this issue in detail.

 

Problems in Google Drive File Stream

Here are some of the common problems listed below which are encountered by users:

 

• No Synchronization of files between System Drive and Google Drive.
• Sync Process got to hang and showing the message “Preparing For Sync” for a long time.
• When the user tries to edit the file but in reality, it is not modified.
• Getting Sync Failure messages such as “Authorization Failure: No longer permitted to view the file.”

Common Reason Behind Drive File Stream Encountered Problem and Has Stopped

 

There is a list of reasons for this error. Go through them below:

 

• Damaged Cached Files or Folder.
• The storage of Google Drive is full.
• No Internet connection is available.
• Clash of Other Google Cloud Services.

What to do If Google Drive File Stream Not Working?

 

We have a few manual ways which can help you to resolve the problem related to the “drive file stream encountered a problem and has stopped.” You can try one after the other until your issue is fixed.

 

Try Checking and Modifying Network Connectivity to VPN

 

For proper file streaming, the network connection must be clear and speedy. So, try checking the present internet connection and its settings. As ISPs are suspected of blocking certain services of applications, it is suggested to shift the internet connection from ISPs to VPN permanently for Google Drive file streaming.

 

Try Renaming the Google Drive File Stream Folder

 

The outdated or corrupted cache may be a reason for the difficulty in Google Drive file streaming. So, it must be either deleted or renamed.

 

Here are the straightforward steps to rename the Google Drive File Stream Cached Folder.

 

• Start from terminating the running Google Drive file stream application.
• Run Command Prompt as an administrator.
• Execute the following command.

 

%USERPROFILE%AppDataLocalGoogle

 

• Now, look out for the folder and rename it with any name.
• Reboot the system once and begin the Google Drive file stream application again.
• This time the streaming may work fine.

Try disabling other Instances of Google Cloud Services

 

Try disabling Google Backup & Sync if it is running. To disable the running Google Backup & Sync application, users can run the Task Manager on their systems, select the program, and click on the End Process option to close the application securely. Then start Google Drive File Stream and check if the synchronization goes well or not.

 

Try Saving Google Drive File Stream files Offline

 

To access and download the Google Drive folder offline, execute these steps.

 

• Open the File Explorer window on your system.
• Move to the left panel and click on on the Google Drive File Stream (G) drive to open it.
• Double-click on any Drive from the proper panel to open it.
• Next, the folders or files will get retrieved from the chosen Drive. Select one or multiple files/folders, right-click, and follow Drive File Stream>Available Offline.
• Proceed to download the chosen files on your system.

 

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