Google's Chromecast is a great way to conveniently watch movies from various devices on your big screen TV. But storing video files on multiple devices in a pain — using Google Drive as an online personal movie library is great workaround. However, Google Drive doesn't natively support casting directly from the app, so you'll need another way to cast the file.
The Google Drive download page is a smart page and will recognize what operating system (OS) you are using. As a result, the page will link you to the appropriate version supported by your computer setup. With any of the Google Drive computer application versions, a folder is placed on your local hard drive that syncs with your Google Drive.
How to watch Hulu on Chromecast
Here are a few step-by-step methods to try so you can watch Google Drive movies on your Chromecast.
Cast using Google Photos
If you're using Google Drive, there's a good chance you're using Google Photos too. Fortunately, this app supports casting for pictures and video, making it a decent workaround for casting your Google Drive movies.
- This program will replace Google Drive's paid storage tiers (but not the Google Drive app and service itself): It provides the same 15GB of free storage for your Google account and apps, but also offers cheaper paid tiers: $1.99/month will get you 100GB, $2.99 for 200GB, and $9.99 for 2TB.
- Access Google Drive with a free Google account (for personal use) or Google Workspace account (for business use).
Download Die Hard 1988
There are two ways to view your Drive files in Google Photos. In the first method, simply navigate to your desired file in Drive. Hit the three-dotted 'more options' icon and select 'open with.' Wait for the file download and click open with Photos. The video will start playing and can cast it to your Chromecast using the familiar cast button.
Alternatively, you can upload your Google Drive movies and pictures directly to Google Photos. This way they'll show up in your Photos app alongside your other pictures for easy casting. As of July 10, 2019, there will no longer be a way to automatically sync between the two apps, so you'll need to upload files manually. To do this, head to photos.google.com and click the upload button the top right. Select the new Google Drive options and upload your movies.
Casting Google Drive movies with a dedicated app
Google Drive Die Hard 4
The above method is fine for the occasional cast, but not really suitable if you have a big library of Google Drive movies to watch on your big-screen TV. Instead, a dedicated casting app is the better option and there are quite a few that support casting from Google Drive, as well as other sources.
A few popular choices include the AllCast, AllConnect, LocalCast for Chromecast, and Sever Cast apps. All of these apps are ad-supported, with many offering Pro features if you want to disable ads.
While the user interfaces and features vary from app to app, you'll have to allow the app access to your Google Drive account in order to view your files. To do this, attempt to view files from Google Drive with the app. You'll be asked to select the correct Google account from a list and then to confirm the required permissions. You can always revoke these permissions at a later date, should you uninstall the app.
Once that's done, simply navigate to your desired video, connect, and cast to your device of choice. Simple.
That's how to cast Google Drive movies to Chromecast. Any questions or suggestions? Let us know on the comments.
Related:
Using Google Drive is very easy and is open to anyone with a Google account. Google's Drive service is an extremely useful tool for cloud storage. If you don't plan to use the online service or Google Drive mobile app, you can still make use of Google Drive on your computer.
Die Hard Google Drive Mp4
To get the Google Drive application (also known as Google Backup and Sync) for your computer, simply navigate to Google.com/drive from any web browser to download the software. The Google Drive download page is a smart page and will recognize what operating system (OS) you are using. As a result, the page will link you to the appropriate version supported by your computer setup.
With any of the Google Drive computer application versions, a folder is placed on your local hard drive that syncs with your Google Drive account. Inside this folder you can view the contents of your Google Drive.
The Windows Google Drive folder is located in Windows File Explorer.
To find the Mac Google Drive folder, you will need to look in Finder.
The Linux Google Drive folder will be placed in the Linux system file manager.
To use the Google Drive folder like an application:
- Simply drag and drop any file to the Google Drive folder to upload a copy to the cloud.
- Remove any file or folder from the Google Drive folder to delete items from the cloud.
- Right click, Ctrl+click, or long press items in the folder to initialize a pop-out menu and choose Google Drive → Share… to share the files in your Google Drive folder with others.
Full Movie Die Hard 1
Imac g3 usb keyboard. Because Google Drive is more of a folder than an actual application, the background processes and settings must be accessed through the OS notification tray.
On Windows computers, the notification tray is located on the task bar in the bottom right corner.
If you are using a Mac, the notifications tray is in the menu bar in the top right corner.
On most flavors of Linux, the notifications tray is located in the menu bar (global menu) in the top right corner.
Seek out the Google Drive icon (older versions) or Backup and Sync icon in your notification tray and click or tap to adjust your Google Drive sync options, preferences, and settings.
