In short, using a cloud storage application like Google Drive can be more useful than an SD card or USB stick for both backing up and sharing files, as they will always be safe from possible theft, system crashes or theft. unit, losses, etc.
Different ways to sync files and folders
Next, we are going to see different ways that we can carry out to synchronize all the content of our computer with the Google Drive cloud.
Set up the Google Drive app for desktop
Google has its own desktop application for Windows that we can download for free and use it to synchronize files and folders. Through it, we will be able to manage the folders on our computer that we want to synchronize with Google Drive or those that we want to create a backup copy of in Google Photos, accessing all the content directly from our PC or Mac.
Once installed, it will create a direct access in the system tray. If we click on it with the right button we can access its section of Preferences, clicking on the gear icon.
This will open a new window for us. From the My Computer/Laptop tab, we click on the add folder. In this way, we will be able to select the folders on which we want to make a backup and add them to the cloud.
Then it will ask us if we want to synchronize with Google Drive O well back up to google photosand click on Done to confirm.
Later, we can choose whether to synchronize the entire disk of our PC or synchronize specific folders in Google Drive that we can add manually by clicking on the Add folder button. Once the selection is made, click on Save to make sure all selected content is automatically synced with Google Drive.
Through the drive created by Google Drive
With the installation of the Drive desktop application, a new Google Drive unit will be created in the system as we can see from the Windows File Explorer. All our files stored in Google Drive can be found here. If we double click on this folder and then double click on My unit It will show us all the files and folders that are stored in the cloud.
If we add any file or folder it will automatically be synchronized with the cloud, so if we access Google Drive web we will see how it is instantly available. Therefore, we only have to drag and drop any file on the folder or through the Copy and Paste commands for the synchronization to take place.
Via third-party app
Another possibility is to carry out the synchronization of our folders with Google Drive through third-party applications such as the ones we are going to see below.
AOMEI Backupper
This program allows us to synchronize any file or folder that we want, and that is both outside or inside the Google Drive folder. It also allows us to configure this task to be carried out with a certain frequency (daily, weekly or monthly). It is responsible for synchronizing newly added files and changes to Google Drive by default, although we can also choose whether to synchronize deleted items from the local folder.
In addition to being able to carry out an automatic synchronization of the local folder with Google Drive, it also allows you to synchronize it with other cloud storage systems such as OneDrive or Dropbox. The program has a free version that we can download from its official website.
Once installed, click on Synchronize and then on basic sync in the right part of the window. Then we click on the button add folder to select the folders to synchronize from our computer.
Then we click on the lower drop-down menu and choose the option Select a cloud drive, where we will see all available cloud storage devices, so we choose Google Drive and click OK. Finally, we confirm that everything is correct and click on Synchronization to begin.
Wondershare InClowdz
We are talking about an application specially designed to facilitate the synchronization of a local folder with our Google Drive account and vice versa. It is also responsible for facilitating the migration of files from one unit to another, as well as the management of files in our cloud drive.
With this program it will be possible to make a backup copy of our music, photo and video files to keep our files safe. Also, we can manage all cloud drives like Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, among others, in one place. We can download it from the developer’s website.
Once installed the first thing will be log in and create a new account.
Later we will connect our unit with the cloud with which we will choose Google Drive from the list of available options to carry out its synchronization between the program and our account.
From the section of Manage we will be able to add our Drive account for which we must follow the instructions on the screen to be able to use it. Next, we click on Google Drive to open the application. We select the files that we want to synchronize and right click and choose the corresponding option in its options menu.
