Mklink /J "C:\Users\user\Google Drive" C:\Users\user\Documents\Synchronize Run Command Prompt as Administrator and then create the symlink. I removed data from that folder and put it somewhere else temporarily. In my case I have a folder located at C:\Users\user\Documents Synchronize that I use for data synced to the "cloud". Temporarily remove data from the existing folder you want to use.
Google Drive insists on being configured with an empty folder at the start (at least that is what I have read), so I temporarily removed the data from my synchronized folder, created the symlink, started Google Drive and then moved the data back. I used a symlink to point my Google Drive folder at my existing synchronized folder. I figured there would be a registry key or configuration file somewhere that would allow me to change the Google Drive location, but I could not find either. I have a folder that I use with Live Mesh and Dropbox that I like to use for files synchronized to the cloud. I wanted to use an existing folder for Google Drive. It is possible to place the Google Drive folder wherever you like if you go into Advanced configuration before you start using it, however no matter where you locate it it creates a Google Drive directory for storage of the files. I find it a bit annoying that my Google Drive folder has to be named "Google Drive". Oh and I'd avoid juntion points between drives! If we look at it in terms of shortcuts, consider a Junction Link as the shortcut file, and Destination as the original location.Īnd consider looking at tutorials to do this for Dropbox, as Google Drive similarly has only a single sync folder. You can read more here.Ĭreating a link in Junction Master will allow Google Drive to see it in the options.
Instead use Junction Master which creates hard links, and that will lie to applications the way we need it to. Update: it appears JLM does not create junction points the way we wanted. Try something like Junction Link Magic instead of command lines if it helps. There are downsides to using these as an antivirus would scan both folders (despite physically being the same), amongst other things. It's pretty much a worm hole in the file system that makes a shortcut without appearing like one to applications. And that's to use: NTFS Junction Points like you said. You could use what I used when I had the same issue with Dropbox.
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