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Well I am sure you've heard of it - the Google Mail FileSystem. It was almost as popular as Gmail itself... yet have you used it? It has been so many years.
I finally got around to installing it. Unfortunately I am currently using it on Vista, but it works on XP and 2000 as well as most Posix based systems.
- The first thing to do is go and download the GMailFS driver.
- Once it is downloaded, extract the ZIP and run the Setup.exe.
- View "My Computer". You should see a drive listed under "Other" - the "GMail Drive".
- Right click on the drive. Click on the "Login As" context menu.
- Type in your email address as your username. For example, you type user@gmail.com for a Gmail account, or user@googleappsdomain.com for a Google Apps Gmail account.
- Enter your password and click "OK". There are 'More' options but I've never had to bother using them.
- It should authenticate to Google and display the empty file system. I have tried this in corporate networks with NTLM authentication and antivirus proxies and it has worked flawlessly.
- Create a folder, or try copying a file. You cannot address the GMailFS as a drive letter; you must drag & drop or cut & paste from another drive, e.g. C:\, to the GMail Drive.
- Give it a few seconds to upload the content and refresh the directory listing.
- Now the last issue. Log into your Gmail account, and under Settings create a new filter.
- The filter should say:
* Subject: GmailFS
* Action: Skip Archive, Apply new filter label GMailFS
* Apply to conversations below.
These options will not fill up your Inbox with filesystem information. Enjoy!
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