Perhaps you no longer want to use Google Drive or need to reinstall to fix the problem. Do not worry! Today's article will show you how to delete Google Drive from your Windows or Mac PC.

Perhaps you no longer want to use Google Drive or need to reinstall to fix the problem.

The odd thing is if I delete a photo in the Google Photos app, it’s deleted from iCloud. This is why I’m afraid to just do an uninstall of the app. When I first configured the Google Photos app I had to give it access to the Apple Photos app. I tried changing this access to “NEVER” and now the Google Photos app won’t open. Google Drive (originally, came both as an online service and an app for Mac OS) is a cloud storage solution manifold benefits of which are almost unrivaled. An excellent combination of features and a measured pricing strategy has made the cloud offering one of the most popular services on the market.

Do not worry! Today's article will show you how to delete Google Drive from your Windows or Mac PC.

How to disconnect Google Drive from the computer

Before deleting Google Drive from your computer, you should disconnect the system from your account. This is also a useful step if you don't want to completely delete Google Drive.

To disconnect Google Drive, you will need to click the Backup and Sync from Google icon . It looks like a cloud with an up arrow.

On Windows, you will find this in the system tray in the lower right corner of the screen (you may need to click the arrow to display all the icons). On a Mac, you'll see the same icon in the menu bar at the top of the screen. When the Google Drive control panel opens, press the three-dot menu button and select Preferences.

Press the three-dot menu button

In Preferences , switch to the Google Drive tab on the left. Uncheck Sync My Drive to this computer to stop syncing everything. You can also tick Sync only these folders to choose to sync certain folders.

Uncheck Sync My Drive to this computer to stop syncing everything

To completely disconnect your Google Drive account from your current computer, go to the Settings tab .

Click Disconnect Account to log out of Google Drive on this machine.

Click Disconnect Account to log out of Google Drive

After that, the Google Drive app won't do anything until you log in again. You still have access to the files in the Drive folder, but they are no longer synced to the cloud.

How to uninstall Google Drive

You decide you no longer need Google Drive or want to reinstall the software? Here's how to delete Google Drive on your computer.

Note that deleting the Google Drive app will prevent files from syncing, but it will not delete existing files. You can delete or move them as needed after uninstalling, this will not affect the copies in the cloud.

Uninstall Google Drive Mac Application

Uninstall Google Drive on Windows 10

To remove Google Drive from Windows, simply uninstall it like any other program. Open Settings (use the keyboard shortcut Win+ I) and browse to Apps> Apps & features .

Use the search box or scroll down to find Backup and Sync from Google , which is the new name for the Google Drive app.

Click Uninstall and follow the steps to delete it from the computer. Once completed, you will need to reinstall the application if you want to start syncing files with this computer again.

Uninstall Google Drive on Windows 10 Mac

Uninstall Google Drive on macOS

The process of deleting Google Drive from a Mac is the same as uninstalling any other macOS application. Open Finder and navigate to the Applications folder . If you don't see it in the left sidebar, then it's also available in the Go menu or by using the shortcut Shift+ Cmd+ A.

Inside Applications , find the Backup and Sync from Google app and drag it to Trash on the Dock. This will remove the application from your system.

Uninstall Google Drive on macOS

Add Google Drive To Mac

Irrespective of the device or the operating system you are currently using, you always seek to get the best from other OS as well. For example, I have seen users downloading & installing iOS themes on their Android smartphones & it wasn’t a bad choice at all. Similarly, using Google Drive on your Macbook doesn’t seem like everyone does but what’s the harm anyway!!

& let me be blunt when I say this that many of those Mac users had a good experience accessing the Drive. However, they had a hard time removing Google Drive from Mac once & for all. Yeah! Sounds a bit easier to uninstall the Drive but some of them found it a bit confusing to do so.

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How to Uninstall Google Drive on a Mac

Without a doubt, Google Drive is one of the best cloud service platforms in the world that got released with two versions in the starting phase: online as well as desktop.

Later on, the company replaced the desktop version with an advanced version of the same tool, Backup & Sync. & don’t you forget, since it’s a backup tool, the integration approach it comes with, is deeper than you can think.

So while you are trying to remove Google Drive from Mac, you need to make sure that everything related to the backup & sync app is also being removed. Because Google Drive & Backup & Sync are quite related hence both apps need to be removed totally. So without further ado, let’s know the ways to delete Google Drive from your Mac:

1. Disconnect Your Google Drive Account

In order to delete or remove the folder from the Finder (Mac), it’s better to uninstall the Backup & Sync application. So if you disconnect the Drive account, it will automatically stop the syncing on the cloud.

Let’s start with tapping on Backup & Sync app on the menu (top right corner of the screen)
Here you need to click on More (can be a burger menu) & select Preferences.
Now Under Preferences, you need to go to Settings tab & follow this by tapping on Disconnect account.
In order to confirm the prompt, click on Disconnect to complete the process.

Following the above process lets you disconnect the account on the Mac & that means your Drive account isn’t synced anymore. So now you have all the freedom to delete the Backup & Sync app from your Mac without losing the data as below:

Here’s How to Delete Backup & Sync App

The process to delete Google Drive from the Mac has been shifted to removing the Backup & Sync app from the account. Because the latter had gradually taken the Drive’s place when it comes to the desktop version. So let’s remove the app from your Mac following below steps:

You need to make your way to the Backup & Sync app on your Mac & tap on More (the option can be in the form of the vertical burger menu)
Under More, click on Quit Backup & Sync as if many ask you to Sign in.
Now you need to navigate on the Applications folder & look for Backup & Sync from Google.
Here you need to keep a hold on the app & drag it to the trash
The next step would be to visit the Trash folder & empty the folder to be assured.

After you have followed the above steps, the Backup & Sync app has been removed from the Mac. However, there will definitely be those supporting files that need to be removed as well. Or else, the whole process won’t make sense because everything related to the drive hasn’t been removed. So let’s remove the supporting files or leftovers related to Google Drive as well as the backup & Sync app using steps mentioned below:

1. You need to start with keeping a hold on the Command + Shift + G

2. & when the outcome of the above opens