A Partially Deleted Previous Installation Was Detected Google Drive Top Direct

Overzealous antivirus (McAfee, Norton, Bitdefender) can block the installer from removing old files.

Incorrect or leftover Registry strings fool Windows into believing the desktop application is still half-installed. Launch the downloaded file ( Installer-Uninstall

System temporary folders retaining older installer configuration files ( .msi or .pkg ). If found, select it and click Try to uninstall

Launch the downloaded file ( Installer-Uninstall.meta.diagcab ). Click , then select Uninstalling . Look through the list for Google Drive or Google Update . If found, select it and click Try to uninstall . If it is not listed

Manually delete these three specific folders if they still exist: C:\Program Files\Google\Drive (or Drive File Stream ) %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\DriveFS %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Drive

Press , type cmd , and press Enter to open the Command Prompt. Type cd Downloads and press Enter.

If it is not listed, select and paste the product code if you have it, or let the tool scan.