Question

Google Drive: Sync Windows files

Answer 1

Install Backup & Sync on a Windows PC
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quick start Guide

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Would you like to synchronize your Windows PC with Google Drive? We'll show you how..

Google has discontinued the actual Google Drive program for desktop PCs and released "Backup & Sync" in early 2018. This allows you to upload files from your computer and, after uploading them, access them from all devices: be it the smartphone, the desktop app or the browser version on other devices via Google Drive. You can access uploaded photos using Google Photos. You have 15 GB of free storage space available.

Install Backup & Sync on a Windows PC

Download the desktop version of the Google Drive successor Backup & Sync from the official Google website. Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions .

1st step:

Run the installation and then click " Start Now " in the window .

2nd step:

Now you need to sign in with an existing Google account. Alternatively, you can create a new Google Account. Enter your email address and click " Next ".

3rd step:

In the next step you have to enter your Google account password and click on " Sign in ".

4th step:

After you have successfully logged in, select all the folders on your computer that you want to upload to Google Drive and automatically synchronize regularly . Click on " Next " when you are finished.

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Now you can choose whether to download documents already uploaded to Google Drive to your computer . You can also adjust the storage location for the Google Drive folder on the PC. Click on " Start " when you are satisfied with the settings.

6th step:

You have now completely set up Backup & Sync on your Windows computer. You can change the settings at any time. You can access the Google Drive folder by clicking the Google Cloud icon in the lower right corner of the system tray. If the icon shows two rotating arrows, data is currently being synchronized with Google Drive.

quick start Guide

1. After successful installation, click on " Start now " in the pop-up.
2. Enter your Google Account email address and click Next . Then enter your associated password and click on " Login ".
3. In the second step, you can choose which folders on your computer should be automatically synced with Google Drive. Click " Next " when you are finished.
4. The third and final step gives you the option to save files already saved in Google Drive on your computer . It also shows you where these files would be saved. Adjust the settings according to your needs and click on " Start ".
5. Backup & Sync is now fully configured. Now just drag files and folders from your computer to the Google Drive folder. These are then uploaded to the cloud and also regularly synchronized. You can find the Google Drive folder by using the Google Cloud icon in the lower right corner of the taskbar.

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