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Google Drive autosync
timberflake
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Does anyone know if this is possible; I want to autosync certain folders with my Google Drive account, for example, if I change a Word document I want it to save to my PC and update the Google Drive version.
The only way I've been able to do this so far is to store everything on GD and create shortcuts on my PC.
The only way I've been able to do this so far is to store everything on GD and create shortcuts on my PC.
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Que?
Why not just download the Google app for windows?
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/drive
And stick the folders/files you want to keep synced in the google drive folder.0 -
Que?
Why not just download the Google app for windows?
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/drive
And stick the folders/files you want to keep synced in the google drive folder.
I've already got the app, but what I'm struggling with is how do I automatically sync the folders on my PC with the Google Drive folder?
I want my docs, pics, music, etc to be stored on my PC, but backed up to Google Drive, and I don't want to have to manually copy them over, so my question is, how do I automatically copy new files or updated documents into Google Drive?0 -
I think I've worked it out, I created a shortcut folder from my documents and pasted into Google Drive, that seems to do the trick0
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I am a little confused but here goes anyway.
If you have Google Drive installed, then it should be starting up everytime you start your pc. See the icon in bottom hand right corner? Double click and see its active and you are signed in.
On your file explorer or in My Documents folder, you should have a Google Drive folder.
If you put your documents (the ones you want to be kept in sync with Google drive), in the Google Drive folder, they will just be kept in sync automatically as long as the app is running.0 -
I am a little confused but here goes anyway.
If you have Google Drive installed, then it should be starting up everytime you start your pc. See the icon in bottom hand right corner? Double click and see its active and you are signed in.
On your file explorer or in My Documents folder, you should have a Google Drive folder.
If you put your documents (the ones you want to be kept in sync with Google drive), in the Google Drive folder, they will just be kept in sync automatically as long as the app is running.
But when you say put the documents in the Google Drive folder, do you mean cut and paste them, copy them, what do you mean by "put"?
Surely if I store everything in my Google Drive folder by default, nothing will be stored on my PC and it will all be held in the cloud? That's not what I want.
I want my pictures, music, and documents stored locally on my machine, with a copy stored on Google Drive. And any time I make a change on my PC (so if I add a new album to my iTunes folder on the PC) I want it to automatically sync with the Google Drive folder.0 -
timberflake wrote: »But when you say put the documents in the Google Drive folder, do you mean cut and paste them, copy them, what do you mean by "put"?
Surely if I store everything in my Google Drive folder by default, nothing will be stored on my PC and it will all be held in the cloud? That's not what I want.
I want my pictures, music, and documents stored locally on my machine, with a copy stored on Google Drive. And any time I make a change on my PC (so if I add a new album to my iTunes folder on the PC) I want it to automatically sync with the Google Drive folder.
The Google Drive folder IS ON your PC.
Anything IN that folder is synced with the cloud ... so is automatically synced to Google Drive (in the cloud). i.e. Google Drive app picks up changes and syncs them with the copy of your data stored in the cloud.
You do not move things around unless you decide to. For example you may have documents A and B in Google Drive folder. You could move document A out and put it somewhere else on your PC. It will then be removed from Google Drive automatically.0 -
The Google Drive folder IS ON your PC.
Anything IN that folder is synced with the cloud ... so is automatically synced to Google Drive (in the cloud).
You do not move things around unles you decide to. For example you may have documents A and B in Google Drive folder. You could move document A out and put it somewhere else on your PC. It will then be removed from Google Drive automatically.
Right ok, so I can't store my Pictures in the 'Pictures' folder on the PC to automatically sync them with Google Drive, they need to be stored in the Google Drive folder?0 -
timberflake wrote: »Right ok, so I can't store my Pictures in the 'Pictures' folder on the PC to automatically sync them with Google Drive, they need to be stored in the Google Drive folder?
Yes. Its not a good idea to move the Windows standard My Pictures folder around yourself.
Just create a new folder in the Google Drive folder - say called it Pictures. And put all the pictures (which you want in cloud) into that folder, they will get copied onto the cloud and you can check they have by going to the Google Drive in your web browser.
Also note that Google Drive has a Recycle bin in the cloud - which can empty by going online (to the Google Drive). It also keeps track of changes you make - which can be useful at times.0 -
Yes. Its not a good idea to move the Windows standard My Pictures folder around yourself.
Just create a new folder in the Google Drive folder - say called it Pictures. And put all the pictures (which you want in cloud) into that folder, they will get copied onto the cloud and you can check they have by going to the Google Drive in your web browser.
Also note that Google Drive has a Recycle bin in the cloud - which can empty by going online (to the Google Drive). It also keeps track of changes you make - which can be useful at times.
So the answer to my question is no then, I can't Automatically store them to google drive, I have to manually copy the content. So I can copy all my pictures over now, put if I take 100 more and put them into the 'Pictures' folder on my PC, I have to manually copy them to Google Drive.0 -
Yes. Its not a good idea to move the Windows standard My Pictures folder around yourself.
Just create a new folder in the Google Drive folder - say called it Pictures. And put all the pictures (which you want in cloud) into that folder, they will get copied onto the cloud and you can check they have by going to the Google Drive in your web browser.
Also note that Google Drive has a Recycle bin in the cloud - which can empty by going online (to the Google Drive). It also keeps track of changes you make - which can be useful at times.
I have my picures folder inside my onedrive so that they are automatically backed up (you also get more free storage with a OneDrive)
You can change the pictures library (right click on it from a folder window) so that it points where you want.0
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