Colab: Google drive file stream access permission is a hassle. Is there a better way?

Question

I use Google Colab extensively. In order to get an easy access to files in my Google drive, I mount the drive to the file system of the virtual machine that runs Colab. Like that:

from google.colab import drive as cdrive
cdrive.mount('/content/gdrive')
% cd /content/gdrive/'My Drive'/'Colab Notebooks'/my_directory

In the beginning of each session, I need to give a permission to access my drive. In order to do that, I need to press 'Allow', copy a one-time-password and paste it to a dedicated text area. It's a bit tedious.

Is there a better way? can I give a permanent permission based on my machine? any other ideas?

Answer 1

At this moment, we can access google drive with the Mount Drive button on the left menu bar.

Confirm the access Google Drive action.

Then it will be mounted to your Colab notebook.