Google Drive not Syncing

Restart Google Drive

If Google Drive is in the tray, right click it, click the “settings” gear, scroll down, and click Quit.

Then open the start menu, search for Google Drive, and reopen it.

Quit Google Drive

Forcibly Restart Google Drive

If Google Drive didn’t actually quit when you clicked Quit, open a new PowerShell window and paste in the following script:

$ProcessActive = Get-Process googledrivefs -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if($ProcessActive -like "*")
{
    Stop-Process -Force -Name "GoogleDriveFS*"
    Write-host "Killing all processes for Google Drive File Stream"
}

$version = Get-Childitem -Path "$env:ProgramFiles\Google\Drive File Stream\" -Filter 'GoogleDriveFS.exe' -Recurse | Select -ExpandProperty Directory -Last 1
$script =  "$version\GoogleDriveFS.exe"

Start-Process $script

Script last tested 18 Mar 2024