Saving Your Files

Virtual Computers in Amazon AppStream are recycled resources, and therefor no data is saved after a session ends. Each time you log in you will get a new, unused desktop without any of your data. To save your files you will need to copy them to your Google Drive for storage.

Connecting to Google Drive

To connect your Google Drive to AppStream, you will need to allow it access only once, and the connection will persist. To connect Google Drive, click on the My Files icon in the upper left of the window.

Then you can click Add Storage in the upper right and select Google Drive. Once you have authorized Google Drive access, your file open and save dialogs should allow you to open and save to Google Drive.

You will only have to complete this step once. Most applications will allow you to select This PC to access Google Drive. Some applications listed below require a different way to access your files.