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How to Solve the Issue between Google Drive sync and Windows Security ransomware protection feature?
New Windows has a feature called Ransomware Protection in Windows Settings >> Windows Security.
I use this feature to protect the folder of Google Drive.
However, it doesn't go well. At the ...
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Virtual Hard Disk prevent overwrite from Google Drive
Since Google Drive for Desktop in Windows doesn't support one-way sync, is there idea that I can tricky that app by revoking permission to overwrite any changes in my local directory that mounted by ...
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Google Drive Sync Encryption
So I got some terabytes of free GD from google workspace of my organization. I do realize that, it's intended for organization stuff therefore they can see my personal data if I store on it.
Is there ...
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Google Drive Desktop wasn't moving file, it's moved the file to trash then reuploading when moved by robocopy
So, I'm applying this 3-2-1 backup rule.
Folder form ssd-sync is synced to vhd-sync through robocopy, here is the argument command.
robocopy D:\ssd-sync E:\vhd-sync /LOG+:D:\ssd-sync\robocopy-...
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Local and Cloud syncing between drives in Windows
So I read computer organization book. It said there is chapter about Memory Hierarchy. As the capacity larger and cheaper, the Read and Write speed became slower, and vice versa.
So, I have my laptop ...
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Google Drive quit command executable
Just finished setting up task scheduler(win10) to boot up Google Drive off hours to avoid resource drag specifically when syncing third party backup images.
All's good with the backup app scheduler ...
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Computer folders backing up images/videos to Google Photos and those images/videos on Google Photos are not talking to each other
If I have a file on my computer, like .txt document, in a folder backed to Google Drive (via the Google Drive app on my computer) and I edit this document using a text editor on my phone, the changes ...
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How to open a local office file stored in Google Drive (docs, sheets etc.) directly?
I have Google Drive installed. I'd like to open local Office files inside Google Drive directly in Google Drive, that would save me an expensive subscription to Microsoft 365 Office suit. I don't want ...
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Sync a OneDrive (or Dropbox / Google Drive) folder between multiple users
In OneDrive, I have shared a folder that has a few hundred files and subfolders for a project. It contains a lot of large zip files (in total, about 8 GB of files) so would not be suitable for GitHub. ...
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how to make Google Drive put files in old directory (~/Google Drive/) instead of new directory (~/Google Drive/My Drive/)
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I am using Google Drive for Desktop on two Mac laptops. Both are running "Catalina" (MacOS 10.15). I would like to be able to sync between them and have the filepaths be the same ...
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How to download data from google account when you run out of space?
I run out of space on google (used 14.5GB of 15GB). This means like 9GB of photos and 5 GB of email attachments. I want to download everything and then clean the cloud. I realized google does not ...
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Google Drive: is it possible to restore the way how the service worked in the past, using the folder instead of virtual partition?
I use Windows 10 X64 Pro and I pay the annual fee for the 2TB Google Drive service as a private.
Originally, Google Drive service worked using a simple folder on a local drive where put all the stuff ...
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Google Drive: How to copy shared folder content to another folder?
I have access to a folder shared with me (let's say SharedWithMe folder) and I want to backup this folder as the sharing will be end in the future. So, is it possible to sync / copy the SharedWithMe ...
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Map Google Drive to drive letter
Google Drive has recently updated the desktop file sync client from the old Backup and Sync to a new system. With the old program, I used net use at the Windows Command Prompt, e.g. net use r: "\...
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Do I 'have' to switch to Google Drive? Security implications?
Google wants to move me from the Backup and Sync (currently running in the background) to Google Drive, which is a whole new game - not just cloud storage and sync, but an entire suite of word ...
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Upload files into GDrive then delete locally
Is there any settings in Gdrive windows Sync app, or any other third party app that allows auto uploading file to GDrive then delete the local file.
The idea behind the deleting is to protect the ...
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Google Cloud Sync on Ubuntu
As you know, you can set your online accounts on Ubuntu - Settings => Online Accounts
When you add your Google account here, you can mount your Google drive on your ubuntu desktop. Are your files ...
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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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Google Backup and Sync - potential disaster? How does it operate?
Does anyone actually know how GB&S actually works?
Not for the first time, I have had to put a block on the use of this tool. Because I have witnessed it deleting a file on my main machine which ...
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Google Shared Drive sync to my PC
I have the Google Backup & Sync installed and it syncs my personal Drive to my PC with no problem here. But I also have access to some Shared Drives which I also want to sync my PC so I can work ...
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How to sync google photos to google drive or local desktop [closed]
Is it possible to sync or backup google photos to my local PC, now that google removed the photos->drive sync?
Any 3rd party software is also considerable...
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I don't want to continuously backup on Google's Backup and Sync
Well, I always used the Google Drive app on my older computer, it only backed up files on the "Google Drive" folder and the ones I told it to.
Now, there's this new app "Backup and Sync" and it seems ...
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How to Sync same file on Computer, Drive and Android phone with read/write access?
Hello,
I am new to the data uploading and downloading to cloud services of google and Microsoft. I am having a problem in this aspect.
Problem:
I have a MS-Excel file on my Laptop(Windows 10), and ...
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How to make files across several computers synchronized in a consistent and near real time manner?
We have been using cloud based applications such as Dropbox, OneDrive, and Google Drive to share files across several users. They each have desktop applications that will allow the files to be ...
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Server backup to Google Drive
I am working on a backup process for a cloud based virtual machine.
I already have a script that will create a tar.gz file, encrypt it with my gpg public key and give it a unique name.
Now I would ...
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Google Drive Not Syncing Folder Correctly
I have a bit of a strange issue with my 'Backup and Sync' Google Drive. Specifically only 1 file in a particular folder I have selected to sync is not syncing to my device and I cant figure out why. ...
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Does the new Google Drive client "Backup & Sync" have diff/delta uploading like Dropbox?
Does the new Google Drive client "Backup & Sync" have diff/delta uploading like Dropbox?
Introducing Backup and Sync for Google Photos and Google Drive
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File filters in Google Backup and Sync
Google Backup and Sync provides continuous online backup of selected folders. However one key feature that I'm missing coming from another backup solution is the ability to set exclusion filters for ...
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Deleting hard-linked directory on macOS?
I have a directory on my macOS that I hard-linked to my Google Drive folder, using
gln -d "path to directory" "path to Google Drive folder"
If I try to remove the directory from my Google Drive ...
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Syncing folders/files on two computers w/Google Drive
I currently use Dropbox to sync some folders on two different machines. The two machines have symbolic links to the same folder inside my Dropbox folder, and it works great. Is anything like this ...
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Sync files with different google drive account on chromebook
I have got many files locally (which are in my downloads folder) on my Chromebook. But, how do I sync those files to a google drive account other than the currently logged in account?
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Google Drive - how to retain files but reinstall Drive?
I have reinstalled Windows and I have a lot of data on Google Drive (~60 gb). I have backed up the contents of my Drive folder and put them in the same location on my hard disk after reinstalling ...
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Google Drive Keeps Crashing
Environment: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard
We have around 5000 file changes (new, delete, edit) in a Google Apps for Business environment. The changes all happen elsewhere (via Drive's web ...
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Sync folders from different hard drives in google drive windows 10
I have multiple folders and hard drivers (7 hdds)
I would like to use Google Drive to back up my files, however I can only have one folder that I am allowed to syn from.
I have tried mklink but it ...
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NPM modules make Google drive chrash - how to exclude NPM modules from sync'ing?
Im using google drive as my cloud based "sync/backup" service for all important work related files.
This has been working perfect and very sufficient until I started using NPM modules (node_modules) ...
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sync only particular folder in Google drive desktop app in particular computer
How to sync only particular folder in Google drive desktop app in particular computer (os is windows 8)? e.g. If I have 2 computers I want to synce all files and folders in one computer but I want to ...
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What if computer get full when synchronizing with Google Drive
As said in Google Drive Help page, "your device can sync with Google Drive on the web so that you can view your files from any device. https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2374992" If my files on ...
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How to list remote files and folders in the Google Drive or Dropbox folder, without having the files stored locally?
Dropbox and Google Drive are two great sync products but they always sync everything effectively crowding your hard drive really quickly. And I'm not referring to the default setting of syncing all ...
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Is Google Drive's syncing and file indexing faster than Dropbox's?
I have both Google Drive and Dropbox installed on my PC. Currently, I am using Dropbox for storing files I would like to access both from home and work PC.
Because there is a lot of files and folders ...
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Sync with Google Drive and Docs
I have a few friends who run a number of Google accounts and uses Google Drive (v3.2.2) and Google Docs (v1.1.3.5459) for iOS (8.1) with iPads. One of the friends has created a directory under Google ...
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How to prevent sync of files from the root of Google drive folder
I have the following issue:
I only need to sync some folders from google-drive to one of PC:
But there is a problem if I create any files(exactly files, not folders) in the root of google-drive ...
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Sync google drive - without a client installation
Is it possible to sync files between the Google drive files which are present in the local system (Windows 7) and the Google Drive servers? Normally we install the Google Drive client on our system ...
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Can I specify the sync frequency on Google Drive on Windows 8.1?
I want my Google Drive sync my local files with the server files every 10 minutes. I mean, I don't want it trying to sync constantly. Where can I specify that value?
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sync a folder to google drive without making another copy of it on computer?
I have around 50 gig of music residing on my non-windows partition which I want to sync to google drive but there's not enough space on my windows drive. I do not wish to move my music or make another ...
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Quickest way to upload 500 GB to Google Drive
I have about 500GB to upload to to Google Drive. Two questions.
What would be the quickest way to do this? The drive app seems slow. Other people have said use CyberDuck but they seem to have ...
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Is it possible to use the Google Drive software to sync a file and maintain a common share URL?
I have a file that I modify on a regular basis that is synced to my Google Drive folder on my computer. I've set this file to be shared publicly and shared the link to the file with others. ...
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How to Re-Index or Remove Old Google Drive Folders in Google Plus Photos/Picasa
I have ~10GB of photos on my Google Drive, which is sync'd across multiple computers with no issues whatsoever. I'm pretty organised and have things categorised and named relatively sanely.
I've also ...
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Using Google Drive Sync desktop application from multiple Windows 7 user accounts
This question was asked about a year ago in this thread - I would like to know if the situation has changed.
This question is not about using multiple Google Drive accounts from a single Windows ...
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Cannot log into Google Drive sync application or Google Sync after associating GMail account to Google+ account
I'm having trouble signing into the Google Drive desktop sync application on all the computers where I have it installed.
I get the following error:
The account that you entered does not match. ...
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Sync data on computers with different OS but without an Internet connection
I have three computers in following status:
A pc at working place with Windows XP os.
A laptop at home with Ubuntu os.
A laptop at home with Windows 7 os.
also I haven't any internet connection for ...
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