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(NOTE: This answer only applies to Windows; the process may vary and/or may not be possible on other OSs.)

I have my Google Drive folder mapped as my "G:" drive, which makes navigating to and referencing my synced Drive files and folders a cinch compared to having to go through my user folder.

As Al E. mentioned in his answer, you will need to download Google Drive for your PC to sync to/from a folder. Once you have that all set up, the subst command should do the trick as far as mapping a local folder such as your Google Drive folder as a drive. However, just using subst in the Command Prompt is only a temporary measure, as all "subst'd" drives are unmounted upon reboot.

To keep your subst'd drives between sessions, you should use Visual Subst, which is a simple, free, and lightweight yet highly nifty application that makes mounting local folders as drives really easy AND automatically remounts them at the start of a new session (if you so choose).

You can move a collection to the bin which also moves all documents within said collection.

On the right side menu, go to the collection you want to delete. Click the arrow that appears and click Move to bin