How to auto backup PC folder with files to google drive using Google Backup And Sync Tool Backup and Sync

Safely back up your files

Upload and store files from any folder on your computer, camera, and SD cards in the cloud.
You can find your content on any phone, tablet, or computer using Google Drive

Google introduced a Backup And Sync tool that can automatically pull data from your computer and dump it on your Google Drive.

Some of the advantages include:

• Your data doesn’t get lost in case the PC dies or runs into some problem.

• The data is accessible everywhere without platform restriction. For instance, you can view the files on your Android device through the Google Drive app. The also prevents you from the pain of connecting your phone to your PC and transferring the data.

• You can backup data from multiple PCs, and it’s stored separately on your Google Drive.

• This post describes the process to install Google Drive Backup And Sync tool and use it as a hard drive backup solution.

How to install Google Drive Backup And Sync tool on Windows 10?

Setting up the Backup & Sync is a simple process, but it requires you to perform a few steps which are more than two clicks. You can start by downloading the tool from the Google Drive website.

https://www.google.com/drive/download/backup-and-sync/

After the installation finishes, the setup wizard will automatically appear on your screen. Follow the steps while going through the setup wizard of the Backup and Sync tool:

1. Click get started


2. Sign In with your google account

3. Choose your PC folder. Click ‘Choose Folder‘ to add new folders from your PC, tick the ones that you want to upload to Google Drive.

4. This step will ask you whether you want to sync your Google Drive folder to your PC.  If you don’t want to enable the sync feature then untick ‘Sync My Drive to this computer‘

5. Click Start to finished installation

From now on, the backup tool will automatically upload any data you put in the shared folders.