Previously Google Drive would mount as a separate volume on Mac OS X. The file path would be Volumes/GoogleDrive/*nameofdrive. This would be consistent across all users with access to that drive.
Now, Google has transitioned to the Apple File Provider system, relocating the local copy of files to the User directory. User/*username/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive/...
The problem with this is that the path is different for each user. I'm experiencing problems with software linking to external files. If user A places a link (PDF, 3d-model resource etc), the file path would give a missing file for user B, since the application is searching for a file path with user A's username in it.
I have tried Google support, but they refer to Apple. This is a major problem for our company. We are an architectural practice, creating large 3d-models with multiple external files linked in to a project file. We use an SMB share right now to ensure consistent paths, but this is not ideal for other reasons.
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