

In the Application field, enter the full path to the Backup and Sync executable, googledrivesync.exe. Select Application > Add to open the Add Application window: If necessary, download and install Backup and Sync.īe sure to enter your Google Drive credentials and confirm that synchronization is working well!ĭownload and install AlwaysUp, if necessary. To setup Backup and Sync as a Windows Service:

This guide will show you how to run Backup and Sync as a Windows Service to ensure that it starts as soon as your computer boots. It's free, stable and easy to use but needs someone to sign on to kick it off. So these are private containers unlike My Drive which is duplicated to all your devices using the same Google Account.Backup and Sync from Google is a Windows utility that automatically synchronizes the files on your Google Drive with a folder on your PC.

Why you choose to keep things isolated is up to you- perhaps your Tablet movies are backed up by of course there is no way your Phone has the same amount of storage. Same for your computer not having to know about backed up data for your Phone. So assume you have some app settings, personal data, etc on your Tablet that you want backed up for safety, but there is no need for your Phone to know about this backed up data.

These isolated storage areas allow you to have data on your devices that you flag to indicate you wish them backed up, but there is no need for any of your other devices to know about this. Sometimes their name is the actual device you are using- if Google can see a proper name for the device. Typically there is 1 per device that you allow to sign in to the same Google Account. 2) Computers (My Computer My Tablet My Phone.): these containers exist in isolation from anything else in your Cloud storage area.
