Google Drive File Sync

Nowadays, cloud storage is becoming more and more popular as a means of storing and backing up data. Among multiple cloud drives, Google Drive and OneDrive are the two most popular and influential cloud services which are widely used around the world.

• Google Drive File Stream How To Sync
• Setup Google Drive

Google Drive offers Backup and Sync for individual users, and it simply does what it says on the tin. Copy files from your computer, smartphone, or memory cards to the cloud. Hence Google Drive provides a way to pre-define what files can be synced to and from the drive. This write-up shall briefly discuss how we can go about managing the synchronization with Google Drive using Backup and Sync application. How to select folders and files on Computer to sync with Google Drive. You can specify any folder located anywhere on your computer to sync with the cloud. B&S create a My Computer folder in then copy the specified folder to. Backup and Sync Back up all of your content to the cloud – easily access your files in Google Drive and your photos in Google Photos. Note: Google Drive sync support ended in December of 2017, but only because they moved to Google Backup and Sync. According to Google, there are two first-party ways to access Drive files on your desktop and keep them in sync across your devices: Drive File Stream is best for most organizations (Google explains why).

Google Drive offers 15 GB of free storage and pocket-friendly upgrade options to users and is charged monthly. OneDrive, created by Microsoft, has been a well-known brand in the cloud storage industry for many years. With 5 GB of free storage and a suitable pricing plan, it has a large user base.

Most people may have Google Drive and OneDrive accounts, such as using Google Drive to store work files and OneDrive for personal data. Therefore, they may need to transfer files from Google Drive to OneDrive or transfer images from OneDrive to Google Drive.

The method users use often is to download files from a cloud drive to your computer and upload them to another cloud. This method is actually effective if the file size is small, and you don't need to move the data frequently. Albeit it takes time and is not efficient.

So is there any easy way to sync Google Drive with OneDrive? Absolutely yes!

Here are different ways of sharing files on Google Drive and OneDrive:

Method 1: The Basic Way to sync Google Drive with OneDrive

1. Sign in with your Google Drive account.
2. Select the file you want to sync and click the 'Download' button to download it to your computer.
3. Sign in with your OneDrive account.
4. Click the '+New' button to add the files downloaded on a computer to OneDrive.

Note: This method relies on network speed, which affects the time of downloading and uploading. And if you need to synchronize frequently, it will take time and effort.

Method 2: Use Google Takeout to sync Google Drive with OneDrive

Google Takeout allows users to export their data from Google Photos, Google Drive, YouTube, etc., to help users transfer data to a computer, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive.

Sync using Google Takeout

1. Log in on the Google Takeout website.
2. Select the source drive which you want to export the file and click the 'Next step' button.
3. Select the 'Add to OneDrive' and click the 'Link Account and Create Archive' icon.
4. Sign in with your OneDrive account, and you can view the exported data in 'Google Download Your Data' folder from 'Files.'

Note: This method can help you avoid constant downloading and uploading, but it still requires a high-speed network. And the synchronization process needs to be restarted if the Internet is interrupted.

So is there any way to avoid all these problems? Let's take a look.

Method 3: Use MultCloud to sync Google Drive with OneDrive

1. Create a MultCloud account for free and login. Click the 'Add Cloud' button to select Google Drive. Next, add OneDrive to MultCloud with the same operation.
2. Click on the 'Cloud Sync' icon, select Google Drive as the source cloud, and OneDrive as the destination cloud. Then click 'Sync Now' to sync files from Google Drive to OneDrive.

Compared to the two methods mentioned above, MultCloud has the following outstanding advantages:

1. MultCloud allows you to use multiple cloud drives at the same time without repeated downloading and uploading.
2. The entire synchronization process runs on the MultCloud server without worrying about the connection or speed of the network.
3. MultCloud allows you to schedule a synchronization mission to automate synchronize files in the future.
4. MultCloud has eight synchronization methods: Simple Sync, Two-way Sync, Mirror Sync, Move Sync, Cumulative Sync, Update Sync, Incremental Backup Sync, and All Backup Sync. Make sure you can find the right synchronization way which is suit for yourself

Conclusion

Reviews on brave browser. If you don't need to move the data frequently and the file size is small, the first two methods mentioned are enough. However, if you often sync large files between different cloud drives, then the cloud file sync tool ‘MultCloud' is the best choice for you.

Google Drive Never Stop Syncing

Google Drive, as one of the most popular online cloud storgae, owns countless users worldwide. Howerver, a lot of users complain about that Google Drive app never stops syncing either stuck on 'Backing up 1 of XXX' or take days to only backup few items. Under such situations, some of them seek for solutions in online forums, some of them just leave as it is to hope it will finally finish itself, while some of them just want to stop Google Drive sync at once.

I can't say which one is right and which is wrong because each one has his or her own choice to treat the problem. To leave it alone is also permitted but what if it seems will never complete even after days of working? If so, I am afraid that you would better to cancel it even for trying once again. Yet, sometimes, a direct solution is based on turning off the working process and doing some fixes.

Still, there are many other errors and unexpected problems which need to stop Google Drive from uploading. Or, you just made a mistake and want to reset the settings. So there comes a problem: How to stop Google Drive from syncing? In the following parts, we will offer you 7 methods to resolve this problem.

How to Stop Google Drive Automatic Sync?

7 free and safe ways to disable Google Drive sync will be presented in the following parts.

Solution 1. Stop Google Drive Upload When an Error Exists

If a problem occurs, it will usually give a related error message to explain why this error occurs and give some suggestions. At this moment, an option to cancel Google Drive sync should be given. Then, you can just click this button to cease Google Drive service.

Solution 2. Quit Backup and Sync

Backup and Sync is the very latest Google Drive app to replace former Desktop Uploader or Google Photos Backup which can backup local items including photos/videos and other files to Google Drive.

If you want to stop Google Drive sync task, you can just close Backup and Sync app. Click on its icon on taskbar/system tray on bottom right. Then, a window will pop up.

Click on the three dots on the top right of the pop-up window and then select 'Quit Backup and Sync'.

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Solution 3. Pause to Suspend Google Drive Backup

If you just want to halt Google Drive sync temporarily, you can choose to just pause its work by clicking 'Pause' after clicking the three dots above. When you want to get it works again, you can just click 'Resume'.

Solution 4. Disconnect Account to Do Google Drive Disable Sync

Sign out of your account can also terminate current backup and sync service. Just pick 'Preferences..' after clicking three dots above, then a window pops up. Choose 'Settings' tab on the left menu.

Click on 'DISCONNECT ACCOUNT' to log out your Google account to stop Google Drive sync.

Solution 5. Uncheck All Folders

Choosing no source folder makes Backup and Sync has no file to operate and this will actually stop Google sync task.

Select 'Preferences' in above settings options. In 'My Computer' tab, and uncheck all local folders. And, not choose all cloud items in Google Drive tab or just uncheck 'Sync My Drive to this computer'. Finally, click 'OK'.

Solution 6. Uninstall Backup and Sync

No matter which type of computer you are using, desktop, laptop, notebook or ipad; no matter which kind of operating system Backup and Sync is running on, Windows systems or Mac OS, you can stop Google sync by uninstalling Backup and Sync.

Note: Even if you uninstall Backup and Sync, your files are still in drive.google.com.

Uninstall Backup and Sync through Windows Settings (Windows 10)

1. Click on Start (Windows 10 logo in the bottom left) and choose Settings (the gear icon above Power icon).
2. Select Apps part.
3. Find Backup and Sync from Google in the right app list, click on it and click 'Uninstall'.

Google Drive File Stream How To Sync

Uninstall Backup and Sync through Control Panel (Windows 10)

1. Open Control Panel.
2. Choose Programs.
3. Click Programs and Features.
4. Click on Backup and Sync from Google and choose 'Uninstall'.

Uninstall Google Backup and Sync on Mac

1. Choose 'Applications' in Finder.
2. On the dock, drag B & S to Trash.
3. Move to upper left of computer screen, click 'Finder - Empty Trash'.

Solution 7. Disable Google Drive Offline Sync

Go to https://drive.google.com/, click on 'Settings' (the gear icon on top right of the screen). In the pop-up window, in default General tab, move to Offline column, and uncheck 'Sync Google Docs, Sheets, Slides & Drawings files to this computer so that you can edit offline' option.

Google Drive Sync Alternative

If you have to stop Google Drive service due to some unsettled matters, you can rely on some other service provided by third party apps, such as MultCloud, to continue your task with Google Drive.

MultCloud is a web-based software which enables you to upload files from local devices to Google Drive and download files from cloud to local storage. It can be regarded as a platform which gather and manage cloud drives you added into it. Within this platform, you do operations like what you are doing in the cloud drive itself, like share, copy, rename, delete, upload, download, etc.

Setup Google Drive

To make use of MultCloud to assist Google Drive, first of all, you should create an account of its service. Then, add Google Drive to its platform through 'Cloud Explorer - Add Cloud Drives - Google Drive'. It's recommended to perform the operations through Chrome, because there is an extension to conntect Google Drive and MultCloud easily.

After successfully adding Google Drive to MultCloud, you can manage it like the picture shows above.

In addition to exchanging files between cloud and local, MultCloud also enables you to exchange files between different cloud drives or different accounts of same cloud by its 'Cloud Transfer' or 'Cloud Sync' feature. For example, you can transfer Google Drive to MEGA by using 'Cloud Transfer' feature.

Compare Google Drive App & MultCloud

In the first place, you should make use of Google self-contained Backup and Sync app. In case Google Drive cannot sync and you have to stop Google Drive sync, you can seek help for MultCloud. Of course you can use MultCloud even when Backup and Sync working smoothly since MultCloud have much more functions and advantages that Backup and Sync does not have.