diff --git a/src/Files.App/Services/Storage/StorageDevicesService.cs b/src/Files.App/Services/Storage/StorageDevicesService.cs
index a2971a217fab..a13ab8d41a42 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/Services/Storage/StorageDevicesService.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/Services/Storage/StorageDevicesService.cs
@@ -20,17 +20,12 @@ public async IAsyncEnumerable<ILocatableFolder> GetDrivesAsync()
 		{
 			var list = DriveInfo.GetDrives();
 			var pCloudDrivePath = App.AppModel.PCloudDrivePath;
-
-			var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
-			var googleDrivePath = GoogleDriveCloudDetector.GetRegistryBasePath();
-			sw.Stop();
-			Debug.WriteLine($"In RemovableDrivesService: Time elapsed for registry check: {sw.Elapsed}");
-			App.AppModel.GoogleDrivePath = googleDrivePath ?? string.Empty;
-
 			foreach (var drive in list)
 			{
-				// We don't want cloud drives to appear in a plain "Drives" section.
-				if (drive.Name.Equals(googleDrivePath) || drive.Name.Equals(pCloudDrivePath))
+				var driveLabel = DriveHelpers.GetExtendedDriveLabel(drive);
+				// Filter out cloud drives
+				// We don't want cloud drives to appear in the plain "Drives" sections.
+				if (driveLabel.Equals("Google Drive") || drive.Name.Equals(pCloudDrivePath))
 					continue;
 
 				var res = await FilesystemTasks.Wrap(() => StorageFolder.GetFolderFromPathAsync(drive.Name).AsTask());
diff --git a/src/Files.App/Utils/Cloud/Detector/GoogleDriveCloudDetector.cs b/src/Files.App/Utils/Cloud/Detector/GoogleDriveCloudDetector.cs
index b390e35560a8..c6042c8176bb 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/Utils/Cloud/Detector/GoogleDriveCloudDetector.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/Utils/Cloud/Detector/GoogleDriveCloudDetector.cs
@@ -103,17 +103,24 @@ await FilesystemTasks.Wrap(() => StorageFile.GetFileFromPathAsync(Path.Combine(a
 				};
 			}
 
+			// Log the contents of the root_preferences database to the debug output.
 			await Inspect(database, "SELECT * FROM roots", "root_preferences db, roots table");
 			await Inspect(database, "SELECT * FROM media", "root_preferences db, media table");
 			await Inspect(database, "SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type = 'table' ORDER BY 1", "root_preferences db, all tables");
 
-			var registryPath = App.AppModel.GoogleDrivePath;
-			if (!AddMyDriveToPathAndValidate(ref registryPath))
+			// Query the Windows Registry for the base Google Drive path and time the query.
+			var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+			var googleDrivePath = GetRegistryBasePath() ?? string.Empty;
+			sw.Stop();
+			Debug.WriteLine($"Google Drive path registry check took {sw.Elapsed} seconds.");
+
+			// Add "My Drive" to the base GD path; validate; return the resulting cloud provider.
+			if (!AddMyDriveToPathAndValidate(ref googleDrivePath))
 				yield break;
 			yield return new CloudProvider(CloudProviders.GoogleDrive)
 			{
 				Name = "Google Drive",
-				SyncFolder = registryPath,
+				SyncFolder = googleDrivePath,
 				IconData = iconFile is not null ? await iconFile.ToByteArrayAsync() : null
 			};
 		}
@@ -164,6 +171,13 @@ private static async Task Inspect(SqliteConnection database, string sqlCommand,
 			return googleDriveRegValueJson;
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Get the base file system path for Google Drive from the Registry.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// For advanced "Google Drive for desktop" settings reference, see:
+		/// https://support.google.com/a/answer/7644837
+		/// </remarks>
 		public static string? GetRegistryBasePath()
 		{
 			var googleDriveRegValJson = GetGoogleDriveRegValJson();
@@ -175,8 +189,8 @@ private static async Task Inspect(SqliteConnection database, string sqlCommand,
 				.RootElement.EnumerateObject()
 				.FirstOrDefault();
 
-			// A default JsonProperty struct has an "Undefined" Value#ValueKind and throws an
-			// error if you try to call EnumerateArray on its Value.
+			// A default "JsonProperty" struct has an undefined "Value.ValueKind" and throws an
+			// error if you try to call "EnumerateArray" on its value.
 			if (googleDriveRegValJsonProperty.Value.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.Undefined)
 			{
 				_logger.LogWarning($"Root element of Google Drive registry value for value name '{_googleDriveRegValName}' was empty.");