Instead of relocating your files to this folder, you can create a symbolic link within the Google Drive folder that points to D:ImportantDocs.

Symlinks or Symbolic Links are more than just shortcuts in the form of virtual files or folders. Here is how you can create a Symlink in Windows 11/10.

Creating a shortcut is not the same thing as moving the program or file to your desktop folder. Rather, a shortcut functions as a link to that file's actual location.