If you already have a Google Drive folder on the first PC that is syncing with the cloud, you can sync between the two PCs via My Drive by simply setting the same on the second PC. “My Computer” allows you to sync any folder anywhere on your local drive (you can select any subfolder).
If you install Google Drive on multiple PCs, you can easily sync the “Google Drive” folder with the same cloud account, thus you can sync files across multiple computers. Now if you want to sync the “desktop” folder instead of the “Google Drive” folder, it is a little hard.
At the Google Drive section, you could sync files from Google Drive to the computer (Google Drive folder). However, there is something you may pay attention to Google Backup and Sync. Google Backup and Sync tool allows you to sync specific files or folders, but it only support syncing files from computer to Google Drive and vice versa.
Is it possible to sync files to Google Drive?
Referring to sync files to Google Drive, the Google Backup and Sync tool could cross on your mind. Google Backup and Sync is a two way file sync software for you to share files on multiple devices on anywhere and anytime. And it’s not fully automated. How to sync my files to Google Drive with Backup and Sync?
How to backup and sync Google Drive with Windows 10?
Select the folders that you want to backup and sync to your Drive account. If you want to sync everything from your computer, check “Sync my drive to this computer”. If you want a particular folder, check it individually. Hit “Next.” Select “Continue” to link the new files and folders with the Google Drive folder that you have on your desktop.
What is backup and sync in Google Drive?
Backup and Sync is a convenient tool enables you to sync computer to Google Drive and sync Google Drive to computer. It’s practical, easy-to-use, yet also has some deficiencies: It’s called Backup and Sync, but it actually only supports automatic file sync.
Some authors claimed if syncing with Drive, everything, including thumbnails and metadata, will be synced. If you were previously syncing with Drive, your files will remain in Drive. Important: USB devices won’t be migrated. If you stop syncing a folder, any new or edited files won’t be synced between your computer and the cloud.
Google Drive is a commonly used cloud service for file storage and sharing. To be specific, you can select multiple folders on computer and sync them to Google Drive, or in other words, sync Google Drive with PC. Thus even if your PC breaks down, these files will stay safe.
How to manage files from multiple Google Drive accounts?
If you’ve installed the Google Drive Backup and Sync app, you can use a similar process to manage files from multiple accounts. To do this, you should: Open Backup and Sync. Click “More” (three vertical dots).