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Pin Google Drive File Stream to Explorer Sidebar
# This script only works when Google Drive is mounted at G:\
# Change the encoding to UTF-8-BOM before executing this script
# To run this file: powershell -noprofile -executionpolicy bypass -file ./PinGoogleDriveFS.ps1 [add/remove]
# Settings
$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
$clsid = "{81539FE6-33C7-4CE7-90C7-1C7B8F2F2D41}" # CLSID for personal drive namespace
$clsid_i = "{0E5AAE11-A475-4c5b-AB00-C66DE400274E}" # CLSID for personal drive instance
$clsid_g = "{FB9411E2-c3F8-4004-BA95-47D459C219D1}" # CLSID for shared drive namespace
$clsid_g_i = "{1A223FF4-D08D-4B38-A051-5D2391FE655C}" # CLSID for shared drive instance
# Affected keys
$hkey_clsid = "HKCU:\Software\Classes\CLSID\$clsid"
$hkey_clsid64 = "HKCU:\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\$clsid"
$hkey_ns = "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\$clsid"
$hkey_clsid_g = "HKCU:\Software\Classes\CLSID\$clsid_g"
$hkey_clsid_g64 = "HKCU:\Software\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\$clsid_g"
$hkey_ns_g = "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\$clsid_g"
$hkey_panel = "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel"
if (($args.Count -eq 0) -or ($args[0].ToLower() -eq "add"))
{
trap { "Please run remove first."; break; }
# Find the path and folder
$gexec = (Get-ItemProperty HKCU:\Software\Classes\GoogleDriveFS.gdoc\DefaultIcon).'(default)'
$iconidx = $gexec.Length-2
$drive_icon = $gexec.Remove($iconidx).Insert($iconidx,"16")
$drive_icon_g = $gexec.Remove($iconidx).Insert($iconidx,"18")
switch ([System.Threading.Thread]::CurrentThread.CurrentCulture.Name) {
"en-US" { $folder = "My Drive"; $folder_g = "Shared drives" }
"zh-CN" { $folder = "我的云端硬盘" ; $folder_g = "共享云端硬盘" }
"nl-BE" { $folder = "Mijn Drive"; $folder_g = "Gedeelde drives" }
Default { $folder = "My Drive"; $folder_g = "Shared drives" }
}
# Update Registry for personal drive
New-Item $hkey_clsid -itemType String -value "Google Drive"
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid -name "System.IsPinnedToNamespaceTree" -propertyType DWord -value 1
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid -name "SortOrderIndex" -propertyType DWord -value 0x00000040
New-Item $hkey_clsid\InProcServer32 -itemType ExpandString -value "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\shell32.dll"
New-Item $hkey_clsid\ShellFolder
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid\ShellFolder -name "FolderValueFlags" -propertyType DWord -value 0x00000028
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid\ShellFolder -name "Attributes" -propertyType DWord -value 0xf080004d
New-Item $hkey_clsid\DefaultIcon -itemType String -value $drive_icon
New-Item $hkey_clsid\Instance
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid\Instance -name "CLSID" -propertyType String -value "$clsid_i"
New-Item $hkey_clsid\Instance\InitPropertyBag
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid\Instance\InitPropertyBag -name "Attributes" -propertyType DWord -value 0x00000011
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid\Instance\InitPropertyBag -name "TargetFolderPath" -propertyType String -value "G:\$folder"
New-Item $hkey_clsid64 -itemType String -value "Google Drive"
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid64 -name "System.IsPinnedToNamespaceTree" -propertyType DWord -value 1
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid64 -name "SortOrderIndex" -propertyType DWord -value 0x00000040
New-Item $hkey_clsid64\InProcServer32 -itemType ExpandString -value "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\shell32.dll"
New-Item $hkey_clsid64\ShellFolder
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid64\ShellFolder -name "FolderValueFlags" -propertyType DWord -value 0x00000028
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid64\ShellFolder -name "Attributes" -propertyType DWord -value 0xf080004d
New-Item $hkey_clsid64\DefaultIcon -itemType String -value $drive_icon
New-Item $hkey_clsid64\Instance
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid64\Instance -name "CLSID" -propertyType String -value "$clsid_i"
New-Item $hkey_clsid64\Instance\InitPropertyBag
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid64\Instance\InitPropertyBag -name "Attributes" -propertyType DWord -value 0x00000011
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid64\Instance\InitPropertyBag -name "TargetFolderPath" -propertyType String -value "G:\$folder"
New-ItemProperty $hkey_panel -name $clsid -propertyType DWord -value 1
New-Item $hkey_ns -itemType String -value "Google Drive"
# Update Registry for shared drives
if(Test-Path "G:\$folder_g")
{
New-Item $hkey_clsid_g -itemType String -value "Google Shared Drives"
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid_g -name "System.IsPinnedToNamespaceTree" -propertyType DWord -value 1
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid_g -name "SortOrderIndex" -propertyType DWord -value 0x00000041
New-Item $hkey_clsid_g\InProcServer32 -itemType ExpandString -value "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\shell32.dll"
New-Item $hkey_clsid_g\ShellFolder
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid_g\ShellFolder -name "FolderValueFlags" -propertyType DWord -value 0x00000028
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid_g\ShellFolder -name "Attributes" -propertyType DWord -value 0xf080004d
New-Item $hkey_clsid_g\DefaultIcon -itemType String -value $drive_icon_g
New-Item $hkey_clsid_g\Instance
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid_g\Instance -name "CLSID" -propertyType String -value "$clsid_g_i"
New-Item $hkey_clsid_g\Instance\InitPropertyBag
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid_g\Instance\InitPropertyBag -name "Attributes" -propertyType DWord -value 0x00000011
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid_g\Instance\InitPropertyBag -name "TargetFolderPath" -propertyType String -value "G:\$folder_g"
New-Item $hkey_clsid_g64 -itemType String -value "Google Shared Drives"
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid_g64 -name "System.IsPinnedToNamespaceTree" -propertyType DWord -value 1
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid_g64 -name "SortOrderIndex" -propertyType DWord -value 0x00000041
New-Item $hkey_clsid_g64\InProcServer32 -itemType ExpandString -value "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\shell32.dll"
New-Item $hkey_clsid_g64\ShellFolder
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid_g64\ShellFolder -name "FolderValueFlags" -propertyType DWord -value 0x00000028
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid_g64\ShellFolder -name "Attributes" -propertyType DWord -value 0xf080004d
New-Item $hkey_clsid_g64\DefaultIcon -itemType String -value $drive_icon_g
New-Item $hkey_clsid_g64\Instance
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid_g64\Instance -name "CLSID" -propertyType String -value "$clsid_g_i"
New-Item $hkey_clsid_g64\Instance\InitPropertyBag
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid_g64\Instance\InitPropertyBag -name "Attributes" -propertyType DWord -value 0x00000011
New-ItemProperty $hkey_clsid_g64\Instance\InitPropertyBag -name "TargetFolderPath" -propertyType String -value "G:\$folder_g"
New-ItemProperty $hkey_panel -name $clsid_g -propertyType DWord -value 1
New-Item $hkey_ns_g -itemType String -value "Google Shared Drives"
}
Write-Output "Add successfully"
}
elseif ($args[0].ToLower() -eq "remove")
{
if (Test-Path $hkey_clsid) { Remove-Item $hkey_clsid -recurse }
if (Test-Path $hkey_clsid64) { Remove-Item $hkey_clsid64 -recurse }
if (Test-Path $hkey_ns) { Remove-Item $hkey_ns -recurse }
if (Test-Path $hkey_clsid_g) { Remove-Item $hkey_clsid_g -recurse }
if (Test-Path $hkey_clsid_g64) { Remove-Item $hkey_clsid_g64 -recurse }
if (Test-Path $hkey_ns_g) { Remove-Item $hkey_ns_g -recurse }
if ((Get-Item $hkey_panel -EA Ignore).Property -contains $clsid) { Remove-ItemProperty $hkey_panel $clsid }
if ((Get-Item $hkey_panel -EA Ignore).Property -contains $clsid_g) { Remove-ItemProperty $hkey_panel $clsid_g }
Write-Output "Remove successfully."
}
else
{
Write-Error "The valid option are 'add' and 'remove'"
}
@jotosmurf
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jotosmurf commented Aug 13, 2019

@nijawang Rebooting windows did the trick for me.

@cmpute Thanks for adding the team drive functionality! It does add the correct registery keys as I manually verified each one by looking them up in regedit.

The two menu items show up. However unfortunately clicking the sidebar menu for the Team Drive does nothing whereas clicking the sidebar menu for the personal drive correctly opens the appropriate folder. (@svenkle, maybe your experience helps?)

This is really strange as I have been comparing the code you execute for both the personal and team drive and it is exactly the same (apart from the variables of course).

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It actually boggles my mind why this does not work properly as all the properties for the different attributes are exactly the same for both personal and team registery keys, as per your script.

Btw, Google decided to rename their folders again:

en-US zh-CN nl-BE
My Drive 我的云端硬盘 Mijn Drive
Shared drives 共享云端硬盘 Gedeelde drives

The casing for zh-CN might be lower case for 'drives'. This time I could not find the exact translation.

@jonaswouters
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@jotosmurf Did you ever find a solution for the Team Drive ("Shared drives") not working?

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cmpute commented Mar 30, 2020

@jotosmurf @jonaswouters I can reproduce the problem.. Unfortunately I didn't find any solution. I guess there's difference between the implementation of personal drive and shared drive in the filesystem, which may lead to different "Attributes" flags. But I have no idea which flag need to tweaked.

I updated the script for the new description.

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