How to create a desktop shortcut to Google Drive on your Macbook

With a Macbook, it is exceedingly easy to save a file to your desktop when you intended to save it elsewhere, such as Google Drive or Dropbox.

Using shortcuts, or as Apple calls them, "aliases", you can create direct links to Google Drive on your desktop, so you can easily access and save your files in Google Drive or any other document management software you use. 

How to create shortcuts to Google Drive from your Mac desktop

First, if you already have a folder on your desktop that you want in Google Drive, use Finder to move the file to Google Drive. You will need to have Google Drive for Desktop installed and running.

Once the folder is in Google Drive, right-click on that file and select "make alias". This process will create a shortcut on your desktop; when you click this shortcut, you will be taken to the folder stored in Google Drive. So when a save window appears, you can quickly move from your desktop to a location in Google Drive to keep your stuff. 

Finally, if the original folder you moved to Google Drive is still on your desktop, you should remove this folder, so you don't have duplicate folders and files.