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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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Sync Google Drive when not logged in
I have installed Google Drive on Windows Server 2008 R2. When I login to the server, Google Drive starts automatically and synchrnoizes files, pulling changes down from the cloud. All good so far.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Google Drive desktop client not updating existing files from other users
I've looked around and there doesn't really seem to be any troubleshooting information for the Google Drive desktop client. It all assumes you are using Google Docs on the web.
Anyway, my team is ...
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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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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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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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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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