Questions tagged [google-backup-and-sync]
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Google Drive: How do I synchronize large files manually?
I am doing my video editing work in two separate computers. I am synchronizing the project files between two computers by using my Google Drive account.
My project directory consist of small and large ...
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Symbolic link to .tmp.drivedownload breaks Google Drive for Desktop client
Introduction
Google Drive for Desktop Windows client (and once upon a time Google Backup & Sync) uses two temporary hidden folders, which are set in the local Google Drive folder root, to ...
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How to sync specific folders in Google Drive for Desktop?
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I am not talking about Google's deprecated "Backup and Sync" application nor "Google Drive File Stream". This question pertains to Google's new Drive for Desktop.
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How to move Google Drive Backup folder from one PC to another?
I have a folder on my current PC that I regularly download lots of pdfs, etc to. This folder is backed up and synced through the 'Backup and Sync' desktop client of Google Drive to my account.
I want ...
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Why do google backup and sync add the underscore at the end of the name of some folders?
Why do google backup and sync add the underscore at the end of the name of some folders?
that folder doesn't have that underscore in the drive
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How to backup my Google Drive for Windows files onto an external backup drive
I'm on Windows 10, and trying to organise my file system and backups. I would like to have all of my "main" files (documents, etc.) on Google Drive, so I can access them across different ...
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How to sync folders from PC to Google Drive without modifying any of the existing folders in Drive?
I have certain folders in my Google Drive. For example- Folder1, Folder2, Folder3.
Now I have a 'Folder4' on my PC and I wish to sync it to Drive, but the other folders which are already there on my ...
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How to start multiple instances of GoogleDriveFS
GoogleDriveSync can start up to 3 times concurrently and thus sync 3 different Google User Accounts to different paths on a Windows system. I want to use GoogleDriveFS instead and do the same: start ...
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Any way of starting and stopping Google Backup and Sync by script/program?
NB Please note that this is a non-Postill question. It is intended for people who understand something about Google Backup and Sync, and scripting, and wish to answer a question about it.
The problem ...
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Why does Backup and Sync from Google create many directories in temp directory on Windows?
I noticed that my computer's drive space is going down. So I researched that and found that its Backup and Sync from Google who is doing that. It creates many directories in local Temp directory and ...
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How can I fix Backup and sync from Google from causing a delay when opening Quick Access folders?
As seen here, Backup and sync from Google is causing a large delay in opening my Quick Access folders even when nothing is being synced. How can I fix this? I don't think my system is being ...
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Google Backup and Sync won't "Ask before removing both copies"?
The Google Drive Help Center explains that when you delete a file from your computer you have these three options:
Always remove both copies: When you delete something on your computer or drive....
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How do I extract a list of files that are failing to sync on Backup and Sync on windows?
We've had some sync problems recently, and i've over 1000 files that Backup and Sync "Can't Sync".
Unfortunately the UI is very unhelpful and only displays 10 records at a time, and even ...
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google drive fails to sync one file
I am using Google backup and sync between a few computers and now and again it starts failing to sync one file among only one of these computers.
Right now, it's stuck retrying to download that file (...
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Google Drive (Backup and Sync) local folder no longer opens from Run
For some reason, Google Drive as well as the full directory path seems to no longer open the local folder (i.e., via explorer.exe) and instead triggers a system dialogue prompt to ask for file ...
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How to sync only specific folders from Google Drive with “Backup and Sync?”
I have a folder for my web development projects on Google Drive (currently empty, not in use yet) and I want to install the Backup and Sync to my Windows computer so that I don't have to drag and drop ...
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Why does Backup and Sync occasionally create duplicate files with a (1) at the end of the file name?
Occasionally, Google Drive's Backup and Sync duplicates a file in my Windows Explorer, and adds (1) at the end of the file name. Why does this happen?
I think it happens when files are moved.
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Google Drive Backup and Sync will not download to PC
I have 22GB of data in Google Drive, and have installed the "Backup and Sync" client from here. I've set this up to download from Google Drive to a local folder, and launched the client. It creates an ...
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After Backup and Sync tried to delete a file, I can't delete it manually
My access to a folder in my Google Drive was removed, and I had synced it with my Windows file system using Backup and Sync. The folder should have been removed, however, Backup and Sync is giving me ...
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What does the “Upload photos and videos to Google Photos” checkbox mean on the Google Backup & Sync desktop app?
Does this option only upload photos and videos in the folders selected under "choose folders", or does it also upload what are in different folders? Also, does it prevent said photos and videos from ...
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How to safely consolidate duplicate folders on Google Drive and then delete the emptied ones, syncing the kept ones?
I was reinstalling my system, and I carelessly copied folders to the folder I use for Google Drive and started syncing at the same time.
That resulted in my files being split between duplicate ...
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How to remotely sign out from Backup and Sync?
Suppose I have a laptop with Google Chrome and Backup and Sync installed and my Google account logged in for both of these applications. Then, if my laptop gets stolen, I want to remotely sign out my ...
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How to Remotely Log out/Revoke Access of Google Backup and Sync, and Chrome?
I am aware that one can sign out of Gmail web sessions through its main interface, and one can remove account access for devices through Google Account > Security > Your Devices. The latter only ...
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Does Google Drive sync entire file again on making small changes?
There is a pdf file Data.pdf (~10 MB) stored in my Google Drive folder. I open the file in Adobe Reader, highlight a line and then save the file.
A re-sync will take place. I want to know whether ...
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My Drive (Google) is not synced to my new computer
I have a new Windows 10 computer and I have installed Backup and Sync from Google but the 55 GB of data I have in My Drive is not downloaded to the new computer.
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That all the files in ...
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Google backup and sync all files in a folder have check marks but some files are missing in drive
I created a folder on my computer beneath my google drive directory, and I placed 500 pictures and videos into it. Google backup and sync did it's thing, but when it was finished, not all the files ...
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Google's Backup and Sync using 4.5 Gb of memory?
I just noticed that on my Macbook Pro, "Backup and Sync from Google" is using 4.5 Gb of memory (see Activity Monitor below). This seems like an abnormally large amount? How can I alleviate this?
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Opening Google Docs from Windows 10 File Explorer
I am using Google Drive Backup and Sync for Windows 10. Google Docs open VERY slowly from File Explorer. With the Chrome browser already open, it takes about 30 seconds after opening the file from ...
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