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Mount Google Drive as a Windows Drive Letter for 5.5

Google Drive Without the Desktop App

Google Drive is the cloud storage that ships with every Google account. 15 GB free, integrated with Gmail, Google Docs, Google Photos, and the rest of the Google ecosystem. The Google Drive desktop sync app works on Mac and Windows, but it eats your local disk and only mirrors what fits on your machine.

Mount Google Drive as a Windows drive letter and you skip the desktop app. G: drive. Open files in any app, edit in place, save back. No sync, no cache, no upload button.

The WebDAV Trick

Google Drive does not ship native WebDAV. Google killed WebDAV support in 2015. But ScsDriver supports the Google Drive native API as a mount target. The endpoint is built into the app, and authentication uses your standard Google account login through the browser. No service account, no custom WAF rule, no proxy.

ScsDriver is a one-time fee:

  • Monthly: $1.5 (cancel any time)
  • Yearly: $5.5
  • Lifetime: $5.5 (single payment, yours forever)

That is not a typo. The lifetime plan costs the same as the yearly plan.

Mount G: in 60 Seconds

  1. Install ScsDriver and open it.
  2. Server: select Google Drive from the provider list.
  3. Authenticate with your Google account in the browser window.
  4. Pick a drive letter. G: is the obvious choice.
  5. Click Connect. Google Drive is now G:.

What Works on G:

  • Open 1 GB Google Docs documents from G: in Microsoft Word. Edit in place, save back to Google Drive when you save the file. No download, no upload.
  • Mount Google Drive alongside OneDrive, Dropbox, or any other WebDAV mount. ScsDriver supports multiple drives at once.
  • Cross-platform: if you are a Linux user with a Windows VM, you can mount your Google Drive as G: on the Windows VM and access the same files from both.
  • Google's free tier gives you 15 GB. Mount that as G: drive and you have 15 GB of streaming cloud storage for free. That is enough for 3,000 photos, 200 hours of compressed video, or 3 years of monthly backups.

Why Google Drive, Not Dropbox

Dropbox is 9.99 USD per 100 GB per month. Google Drive is free for 15 GB, 1.99 USD per 100 GB per month with Google One, and ships with every Google account. Google's paid plans start at 1.99 USD per month for 100 GB, 2.99 USD per month for 200 GB, and 9.99 USD per month for 2 TB.

Pair Google Drive with ScsDriver at 5.5 USD lifetime, and you have a working cloud drive for 7.49 USD once, total. That is less than a single month of Dropbox Plus.

Pricing Math

The monthly ScsDriver plan is $1.5. After 4 months you have paid $6. The lifetime plan is $5.5. From month 5 onward, the lifetime plan is free.

If you keep the tool for 6 months, lifetime saves you 50 cents per month. Over 5 years, lifetime saves you 90 dollars.

Google Ecosystem Bonus

Google Drive is the cloud storage platform that ships free with every Google account, including the 15 GB free tier. Mounting Google Drive as a ScsDriver mount preserves the Google ecosystem integration because files sync back to Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and any other Google app. Edit a Word document on G: drive, and the change appears in Google Drive within seconds.

A Final Note

Google Drive is the cloud storage platform that ships free with every Google account. No gateway, no proxy, no custom WAF rule. Just the app, your Google account, and ScsDriver. Mount your Google Drive today: https://drive.scsoi.com/

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