How to install useful apps on pc

What is Google Drive?

Google Drive, Google’s cloud storage service, allows you to store your files and documents online on a secure network with unlimited space and a free plan.

Google Drive has the most advanced encryption technology of any file hosting service — AES 256 bit AES Key encryption key — which means that no information can be changed without permission as long as you have your account on it. It supports SMB, SSD or even large file transfers via Ethernet / IP. But there are some pros over other services like iCloud, Dropbox and others. The best part of Google Drive is its “free tier,” which offers five GB storage for each user. You can get up to 5 GB if you own more than one Google account.

What’s Free Tier?

On December 10, 2010, Google announced that they were switching away from their previous free subscription plan. You can subscribe to an unlimited number of accounts so long as you own at least 1 (you need a valid email address). If you want to access more features, however, you will need to purchase a $0.99 per month account. So, let’s see how to install Google Drive on PC with Windows 7/8/10.

Download & Extract All Files in My Computer From Desktop File Location

If you don’t have anything to copy this time, go to desktop location. Here’s the way to do it:

Type in the following path to find the folder you want to download all folders in my computer.

mkdir c:\drive\google\drive\

Go to these folders:

cd C:\drive\drive\

Find them by typing the folder name and click ‘Go to Folder’ or hit enter key on your keyboard.

After this step click on Download Folder and now we are good to proceed to Import Folder.

Import Folder

In import folder, type ‘C:\drive\drive\’ or ‘C:\drive\’. After which press Enter key.

Hit Enter again after ‘Save’. Now hit Enter on your keyboard again and you are done! This process is very simple and fast.

Now Open All Folders In Your Computer And Unzip Them

After importing the folder then right-click on the folder you want and select Unzip Folder For Mac OS X, Windows, Ubuntu / Linux etc

Go back and unzip everything inside this folder.

To Start Unlocking Folders On Android / iOS

If you are using iPhone or iPad then open your ios device settings > home screen > lock screen option > unlock

You will start unlocking your phone right away. As soon as you unlock you can go to Settings> Apps > Accessibility> Switch to accessibility

There is a special feature named App Lock Screen that removes unnecessary apps from your mobile screen so that you can focus on the task. Similarly on IOS devices such as computers.

Do you think they are really useless and harmful? Maybe not, but sometimes you are unaware about them and ignore them. Fortunately there are many tools available to reduce that, especially in android devices. Let’s explore what the list of them is on Windows / PC

AppLocker

AppLocker is a utility that helps you hide unwanted applications, websites, or just disable unused ones. Some useful features are :

Disable distracting popup windows / pages

hide app icons

disable extra keyboard shortcuts

you also can set system settings so that certain apps only run when you’re offline.

Adware Remover

Another great tool is Adware Remover, which is specially designed for Microsoft Windows. It automatically removes adware from web pages, programs and game games if you have installed it or found it and deleted it manually.

You can remove Adware by running anti-virus scan or antivirus scans on PCs and mobile devices and clicking on Remove All Ads to launch a clean page.

Adblock Plus

Adblock Plus works in two ways: on Windows and macOS. When you go to Safari, Google Chrome etc to visit sites or search for anything then Adblock Plus blocks those websites or pages which contain ads. Adblock Plus blocks every site containing ads not only from Google (which already knows what you are looking for), but also Facebook, Bing, Yahoo, Twitter… These are not even close to 100% effective to block them completely.

AdGuard Pro v3

AdGuard 3 is another fantastic application for eliminating Adware. It enables you to create Adwords campaign of your website or mobile application and runs different tests on those campaigns to show the results. It will also show ads based on your traffic.

Adfree

It is like Adblock Plus but for Apple ios and Mac ios. Adfree has lots of cool features such as uninstall unwanted products and deleting spam without opening the program, etc. They also provide detailed data report on the status of removal. There is also Adguard extension for ios and mac for blocking ads.

Anti Tracking Extension

It enables you to add some security features into your app. These include :

App Tracking Prevention: Prevent unwanted app to play on a site. For example, if some app appears on your homepage or bottom right corner, it will ask to track your activities.

Including User Location Tracking: It tracks activity between users if someone tries to locate your location on social networks, website or in app.

App Location Notifications: Enable app to show any apps which are located on your device or mobile application.

App Size Notifications: Display all apps of size that you have to scroll down until you see them.

Privacy Shield

It contains privacy policy, terms of use, and contact information of developers. It shows details about new app updates including how often you should update your application.

How To Get More Features Out Of Any Application

In case you find the installation of Google Drive extremely complicated and difficult then I am pretty sure you will face problems when you download any application in future. But there are very few things that make life much easier for us. Just follow the steps listed below and enjoy all the benefits.

1- Always Make A Backup

If you are downloading an application from the Play Store/ Apple Developer Program etc then you can always delete old versions of your app and install from scratch. Use this method to avoid memory mistakes during installs. Remember to keep USB or SD cards handy, otherwise you can lose data and won’t be able to re-download everything.

2- Download Without Compiling

If you are getting applications from GitHub, Github from Github, GitLab etc then you should download the source code using git from Github to install it on your system. Once downloaded, run an installer to make it right-click on the app and tap Run As Administrator to finish the operation.

3- Clone Old Applications Into New Ones

Sometimes you may forget where to locate outdated applications and even not know if it’s still working in the same version or not. But if you download something outdated, just clone it and install it again. That’s all you have to do.

4- Try Again With Different Versions

Sometimes you have a corrupted app and it causes memory errors on both local and server side, that makes your application crash. Even a developer can have the exact same error and your app cannot load properly. So try to install multiple versions of an application. It will help you out because it will bring the best performance from every point and you can save your precious memory.

5- Migrate Older Applications

If you are not sure about changes in API, models, UI then migrate as well. There is no harm not having a third party solution available for your company but once we move our data to new place, we must think about converting it to newer. Otherwise, you lose your data and everything becomes ugly.