Finally check the Upload photos and video to Google Photos if you want to show the Google drive's photos in your Google Photo library.Ħ. Keep in mind, that Google Drive provides only 15GB Free storage space, so, if you want to backup over 15GB of Photos and Video, is better to select 'High Quality', otherwise you 'll need to pay for a larger storage space.ģ. Then choose the quality for the uploaded photos or leave the default option (Original quality). At this point, you can leave the default selection of folders (Desktop, Documents & Pictures) or to press the CHOOSE FOLDER option and select additional folders for the backup.Ģ. First, choose which folders you want to backup.

The folders that are selected here will be saved under a dedicated location (named 'My Computer') on Google Drive's interface.ġ. At the next screen ('My Computer' settings), select the local folders that you want to backup to the Google drive storage. Then type your Gmail password and click Sign in.ĥ. Type your Gmail account name and click Next.ĥ. When the installation is completed, click the 'GET STARTED' button to launch the app.Ĥ.

Run the installer to install the Google Backup and Sync app to your computer.ģ. Proceed and download Backup and Sync app.Ģ. To backup your files from your desktop PC to Google Drive:ġ. How to use Google Backup and Sync to backup Files and Photos to the Cloud. This tutorial contains steps by step instructions on how to configure Google Backup and Sync app, to automatically backup and sync your files in Google Drive. Additionally, this app gives you the option to select the quality of the uploaded photos, in order not to exceed the free storage limit of 15GB that Google offers.

The Google Backup and sync app, gives you the ability to backup and synchronize individual folders and files from your desktop computer to your Google cloud storage or to download the Google Drive's contents to your local computer. With Google Backup and sync application you can easily backup and synchronize your local files with the Google Drive. Recently Google has released the Google Backup and Sync application, which replaces the Google Desktop and Google Photo apps for Windows PC and MACs.

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