Once the file has downloaded, click on the name of the download to start the installation (if you are using Google Chrome, you will find the downloaded file in the bottom left corner of the browser).Ĥ. Click Agree and download to begin the download.ģ. Visit and click the Download button in the Backup and Sync section.Ģ.
If you are using a Mac, please refer to this Google help article.ġ. These instructions are for installing Backup and Sync on a Windows device. Store non-Google files in your #Google Drive? Check out this sync tool Click To Tweet The added benefit of the new Backup and Sync tool is that you can also choose to continuously backup particular folders on your computer to the cloud. Microsoft Office files, PDFs, Photoshop files etc.) By synchronising these files to your computer, you can easily open and work on them in their native applications (with an automatic sync back to the cloud) and access them offline. This is particularly useful if you store non-Google files in your Google Drive (e.g. In this post, I’ll show how to get started with Backup and Sync – including how to upgrade if you’re already using Google Drive for Mac/PC.īefore we get into the ‘how’, let me remind you why you might want to synchronise Google Drive files to your computer. Since then, Google have released a new version of this tool, now called Backup and Sync. In a recent post I explained how to use the Google Drive for Mac/PC tool to synchronise your Google Drive files to your computer.
