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Not sure why you are downvoted, you can get google drive app on iOS and android, or download the application and install it on your mac or PC. Files are shared across under your id and you can share files freely with anyone by providing them a link publicly or through an invite.
You can sync a folder with Google drive with their desktop app, that would mean if you torrented a file to that folder it would start syncing with google drive and upload it automatically. That's the only way, you can't torrent something directly into Google Drive.
How did you switch? When I click on the notification, I get redirected to https://www.google.com/drive/download/. There I have two options:
- Download the old client
- Click on Learn More link for Drive for Desktop
The latter just redirects me to a support article. I can't download the new client anywhere.
https://www.google.com/drive/download/
You can keep your Google Drive files on your desktop by downloading Google Drive on your Mac or PC. As an added bonus, you can sync your files between your desktop and the web. This means any changes you make to a file on your Mac or PC will automatically show up on the same file at drive.google.com
Would Google Drive work? Install on both the Mac and the Lenovo/surface and make sure to save all files you need access to in the synced Google Drive folder.
I'll gladly share of course.
Have Google Drive (or the Notability folder only) synced to your PC via Google's "Backup and Sync for Drive" https://www.google.com/drive/download/. Just download and follow instructions. Purpose: get the Notability Google Drive folder as a folder on your PC.
Get a Backup software. I was quite happy with the free version of EaseUS: https://www.easeus.com/backup-software/tb-free.html
Set up the backup to the Notability folder on your PC from step 1.
Note: there are many different backup settings, such as incremental, differential or full backups. Full backups obviously take more space on your PC. After a bit of tinkering I decided for the following options in EaseUS:
a) Under Backup Scheme: Full backup, daily, every hour between 7Am and 11PM
b) Under Image Preserving Strategy: Keep only the last 12 backups, so the rest is automatically deleted to preserve space on my machine
You won't regret it, my personal experience with Google one has been flawless and being subscribed to the 2TB option, it's more than enough. Paying attention to the Google security and Google cloud blogs, they take it very serious.
I still personally download my entire drive and its contents on to my desktop, then I copy that entire drive folder and save it to my private external hard drive. It's tedious work, but it works for me. As for finding the Google Photos folder in my Drive, I think it's a hidden encrypted file. I believe Phone backup settings, multimedia messages etc are in this category too.
- A program like Malwarebytes will in most cases pick up any hidden programs that would provide back doors into the computer - although these scammers don't usually operate in this way it's still worth a check.
- Make sure your Granddad has changed his passwords since the last time the scammer was in contact with his computer, just in case.
- As for preventing the scammer from making contact, you can blog his email address or mark his emails as spam in most clients (let me know what you've got), and you can block numbers on most mobile phones. His phone provider may also be able to help with this.
- Make sure your Granddad has backup (Google Backup & Sync works a treat. If your granddad has Gmail, he already has an account. Unless he's a budding photographer the free account with 15GB should be plenty).
With all of the above ticked off, I don't think you need to do a full reset/wipe as /u/shortalbino suggests, but this is always a surefire way to get rid of any hidden Malware. Only if there is likely to be sensitive private information on the PC would I consider this necessary to be 100% sure.
For most things, the Google apps are fine. Collaborating with a group is also generally easier.
Microsoft Office does offer a lot more features, so there'll be times you definitely need it. You can still collaborate with a group with Office Online. I haven't used it in a while, but year and a half ago it could be somewhat clunky if too many people were working on it at the same time. You can also easily open documents from online in your downloaded Office apps, which is really convenient when you need the extra features to add something and when you're done, it'll all show up online. However it does require a bit of coordination if other people were working on the document at the same time. Office is also very seamlessly synced between online and offline if you use OneDrive to back up your documents. It also autosaves to the cloud, so it's basically just as safe.
In general, when you're working with a group, Google docs is the simplest and easiest option. Office Online is for when you need the extra features, namely in Excel. For solo projects and if you don't need Office's features, then that's just personal preference. I usually like Office because I didn't like working in a browser where it's easier to get distracted.
Edit: BTW, you have unlimited Google Drive storage in your g.ucla account. You can also get their Backup and Sync app to automatically backup specific folders on your computer and to sync stuff saved in your Google Drive.
There might be a chance to get it to work on windows using winsfp. I will look into it for the next release of the project.
Alternatively, you can use the existing Backup and Sync app, although it targets a different audience.
I use Google Drive for work, and I sympathize with the "need to download before being able to use it, then upload any changes". That being said, I don't have this problem with drive because I use their app. Basically, with the app, you tell it where you'd like your google drive folder to live on your local (i.e. in My Documents or some such place). The app always runs in the background, making sure that you always have the most recent copy of the file, and any changes you make are uploaded automatically, almost immediately. https://www.google.com/drive/download/
If you think this still may not cut it, consider setting up a file share. Fileshares are great if you have "non-classified" data, all the computers are on the same network. Ping me if you'd like to know more about that option and I'll share what I know.
You just need to download google drive to your computer. This will sync hard copies of the contents of your google drive onto your computer whenever you would like it to.
Actually you're wrong about that with Google Drive... If you download the desktop client it will sync the files on drive to your computer. You can also set it up to only download specific folders to your computer, I would do this with the ones that contain files you're going to edit.
With this the files sit on your computer like any other file (except they're somewhere in the Google Drive folder) and you can open/edit/save as normal. Any changes will be synced up automatically!
Ok, this is a bit of a process (there is no way to do it in Photos yet). I'm assuming you're running Windows (I'm using 8.1).
- Go to Google Drive, Settings, and make sure the box is checked for the "Create a Google Photos Folder"
- Install Google Drive application on your PC (https://www.google.com/drive/download/)
- Make sure Drive is syncing all of your folders down to its file location locally on your drive (or pick only the Google Photos). It will download a shitload of data (all of your photos, or all of your other stuff too if you picked All Folders to sync).
- When it's done, go to the Google Drive folder locally on your PC in Windows Explorer, and go into your Google Photos folder.
- Click in the upper right search box of that window, you should see the Search Tools ribbon appear at the top of the window.
- You can use advanced search criteria there, like "size:>1MB", or "width:>1980 height:>1080", etc. You'll have to pick the criteria that suits the photos you want to remove.
Deleting pictures in this folder will not only delete them on Drive but also on Photos. There is no Resolution criterion unfortunately.
You need to install Google Backup and Sync application: https://www.google.com/drive/download/backup-and-sync/ - then tell it what your google credentials are, which folders to backup to drive whenever there's a change. Then just keep the service running and every time you overwrite a save, you will see the little icon in the taskbar moving, as it uploads your saves to gdrive.
Enough to say, I set it up after losing my plugy shared stash. :-)
Since you already use Google Drive to save KeePass database file, you can simple install Google Drive for Windows Personal (aka Backup and Sync):
> My external Samsung m3 won't work with my system
What's the problem exactly? Is it not powering up, not being seen by the PC etc...
> This may be a stupid question but do i need external storage like a cloud or portable HDD to backup my files safely.
The best option is having both. One local external drive and one cloud based is a great idea. But you will have an issue with how much to you can backup when it comes to cloud based backups, so either you will have to pay up or only choose certain files to backup/ prioritize. The next thing to figure out is how to make it easy to backup you stuff to both locations.
For cloud there are many options. In fact even Google has its own backup program you can download and install on your PC and it backs up everything to your Google drive account. Very useful and pretty easy to use as well.
For local external drive backups you can use tools like Cobian Backup or SyncTools free, you first have to create a 'task' or 'Job' which is basically a rule as to what files and/or folders will be backup to what location, then you simply run the task as needed on a regular basis.
Yes, you can upload as many photos as you want for free using the "High Quality" option in Google Backup and Sync. This does compress your images slightly, but you would be hard pressed to notice a difference - see here. If you have photos larger than 16 megapixel, they will be scaled down to 16 MP and compressed.
Alternatively you can use the "Original Quality" option which does not use compression, but this will be counted against your Google Drive storage (15GB by default, shared with your Gmail account).
Hi! IT guy here. I see this often in very small companies but also had to tackle it myself since I have 10-15 file storage options.
The easiest tactic is to keep school and personal stuff separate, and pick an "authoritative source" for each. Since it sounds like your district is using G-suite, Google Drive is probably the way to go for work. Google Drive offers an installed application that creates a folder on your computer for your Google Drive. Put everything you do in that folder, and it will automatically keep in-sync with your Drive in the cloud.
On the personal side, pick what you're most used to using - Dropbox or Google Drive are probably the most popular. Plan to spend a few dollars a year buying larger storage - the free plans usually aren't big enough. Install the application and move all of your important personal documents into that folder. Now they'll be safe and available in the cloud - you can even install the software on multiple computers and have it sync your documents across them.
Two important notes
1) If you have a lot of larger files on your computer, lots of photos or videos, or you don't think you'll be able to consistently save to that synced folder, you should set up a backup application. There are many options but they all have a local program that scans and keeps track of files on your computer and automatically backs them up. That way everything on your computer is protected no matter where it is.
2) It is vitally important you have good passwords. You'll be putting your entire digital life in the hands of these cloud services. Make sure they are longer and NOT EVER reused. Get some help from a tech-y person and set up 2 factor authentication. Make sure all of your recovery email addresses and phone numbers are right.
If you have a google account then you can look into Google Backup and sync. Its a little program that sits on your PC and backs up to the cloud. The maximum storage is 15GB for the free version and its pretty easy to use. Also if you have photos and videos it can back them up as well. You will have to decide if you are comfortable with backing up to Googles severs. Also you can choose multiple folders to backup and even ignore certain file types to backup.
If your just doing those files, I would suggest just using Google Backup. I hear it's easy to use.
Best: Invest in a dedicated storage RAID + Online backup solution
Cheapest: Store as JPEG, delete any raw files, upload reduced quality to Google photos and delete all originals
Somewhere in between: Aim to incrementally upgrade to the best possible strategy for your situation over time. Don't slack on securing files that are most important to you now. Offsite copies are safest.
It will work seamlessly once configured.
https://www.google.com/drive/download/backup-and-sync/
This is the client that will need to be installed. Then login with the credentials that the school will provide for gsuite and set it to backup. This will work as long as she's enrolled and once not enrolled you will have to find another backup solution.
I had a similar problem installing Backup & Sync to use bDrive via an alias on my computer's desktop, but I found a link where you can just download the independent drive client (which makes life much easier).
To tack onto this
Use Google Backup and sync to backup your files
This thing is legit, it will auto backup the folders you choose to your Google account and it will back up your photos and videos
Files are limited to 15GB for free, but photos and videos are unlimited storage
As for nuking your PC, you can use the built in Windows 10 refresh in Settings --> Update and Security --> Recovery --> Learn how to start fresh... to do this without losing files or drivers
AFAIK Numbers cannot edit Google Sheets unless you download them locally, edit them and upload it back again.
I would suggest the following:
Keep your Google Spreadsheets in Google Drive
Install Google Drive from here
The Spreadsheets show up in Finder and will open up Browser for editing
Looks like they've sorted it: 9:58PM Google Drive service has already been restored for some users, and we expect a resolution for all users within the next 12 hours. Please note this time frame is an estimate and may change. We are deploying an updated client now. The Windows client will automatically update with this fixed version within the next 12 hours. Alternatively, affected users can download the updated version of the client from https://www.google.com/drive/download/. Affected Windows 10 users may be required to sign in to their Google account within the client.
IIRC, Google Drive's Desktop app allows you to sync a certain folder from your computer so that any files within that folder is synced automatically to your google drive.
For backing up you can install Google Drive/Dropbox/OneDrive and use that (They're all free), unless you have an external hard drive. Google Drive will give you the most space for free, and it has a desktop client too. It's a good way to backup things to the cloud as well. It works well and you're not limited by download slots and so on. You install the client from here, log in to your Google account (Assuming you have one), put everything you want to keep in the Google Drive folder. Then you wait for it to sync, and then when you're on Windows 7 you just reinstall the Google Drive client and it will download all your files again. Alternatively you can go to drive.google.com and access it all from there.
If you're a college student, your university most likely provides you with OneDrive or Google Drive storage space, depending on which service provider they use for e-mail and so on. If you are a student, it's worth checking out. I have 10TB from my previous university.
You're kind of missing out on the main attraction of Google Drive -- an auto-syncing folder/directory across computers (and tablets and phones). At a basic level, it's the same as Dropbox.
Install the drive app from here: https://www.google.com/drive/download/ and it should work as described in the doc.
storage media that will last like 30 years -> the only storage media that will reliably achieve this for you will be cloud storage.
I would suggest that you install veracrypt on your computer and create an encrypted volume using AES encryption, veracrypt currently uses a 256 bit key for AES, this will ensure that your encryption is not compromised by quantum computers in 30 years.
In the veracrypt options disable the option that prevents updating encrypted volume modification date.
Place all your personal, sensitive documents inside the encrypted volumn.
Install google drive on computer and set to auto sync.
Place the encrypted volume in the google drive auto sync folder.
Regularly made manual backups of the encrypted volume on a local storage medium for redundancy.
Používal jsem appku "Google Backup and Sync", která to přidala jako složku, ale té skončila podpora a donutila mě nainstalovat novou, teď se jmenuje normálně "Google Drive" a přidá to ten google disk jako novou jednotku. Link na stažení zde.
Unlike iOS, on macOS you can install apps from anywhere so google didn’t release them on the AppStore.
You can get google drive here https://www.google.com/drive/download/. If you want the offline version of google docs you need to download chrome, witch comes with google docs preinstalled. If you want other google apps like YouTube ore music or chat or duo, you need to download a supported browser like chrome or edge (as safari is not supported with is horrible but hope apple or google make that possible in the future) and when you open any of the websites in a supported web browsers it should ask you to install it. Also there is chrome that has better support for google apps and services and the google store for downloading even more google services like google translate, google keeps, picture and picture for YouTube and other things.
Have you tried using theBackup & Sync tool? (aka Google Drive for your PC). This way you can choose to backup your entire online Drive (or select folders) to your PC. That may be less buggy than downloading files using your browser.
If you want to try this option, this guide may be useful.
I would have to try another browser. Is the extracted fie 0 kb or similar?
I just tried it and I am not getting any corruption.
You could bypass it by installing Google drive for desktop.
Depends on a lot of factors for scanning DPI, density, colors, etc. But you can probably figure 50-100KiB per page. So, 100k pages is about 10GiB.
Honestly, this would all fit in a single Google Workspace Drive account with Backup and Sync.
Storage Deals I use 9-Drives one pc 1-cloud on my system but best I found is these and Google.
Google Drive Software Google Drive Google Drive is a file storage and synchr
https://www.google.com/drive/download/
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What kind of computer are you using? If a PC running Windows or a Mac you can download the Back Up & Sync program to your computer and any folder you choose can be backed up to Google Drive. Any changes you make on your computer with any program are backed up Google Drive automatically. This may be something you are looking for. https://www.google.com/drive/download/
To answer your question yes, you can save your OneNote files to Google Drive. Now to answer the "How" part you didn't ask:
go to https://drive.google.com/drive/my-drive and drag-drop your OneNote file or
download desktop app from https://www.google.com/drive/download/ install it and make sure synchronization is enabled
save your OneNote file to your Google Drive folder
Where is the current download link to the Google Drive windows installer executable? There appears to currently be a circular reference on the download page.
drive.google.com/drive/my-drive sends me to https://www.google.com/drive/download/ which sends me back to my drive. Even the link to "Download for Mac/PC" opens the same page in a new tab.
> Aber auch dort kann man nicht bestimmte Ordner auswählen, die im Hintergrund verschlüsselt und vercloudet werden sollen?
Nein, CryptoMator verschlüsselt nur einen bestimmten Ordner, das syncen mit der Cloud macht ein anderes Program.
Was du dir vorstellt lässt sich aber mit einer Kombi aus Cryptomator und bsp. https://www.google.com/drive/download/ erreichen.
You could download using the native app https://www.google.com/drive/download/ ?
Chrome also supports a resume download option. Did you try clicking resume and did that not work?
I doubt this is the best method but you can try using Backup-and-Sync. Once its installed, you can create an empty folder in your shared drive and use Backup-and-Sync to pair it with a directory stored locally under Windows. If you have a large number of files it will take a while to sync, but it should work.
Just install Google Drive ( called Backup and Sync for personal use nowadays) if you want access to local Drive files/docs on your machine, and if you want shortcuts to Docs, Sheets etc there's other comments for it here
If you use Microsoft Edge (the new one), you can pin Google drive, Docs, Sheets and any other site as an "app" on the taskbar by going to the three dots --> Apps --> Install This Site as an app.
You can also use Google's Backup and Sync
I think this is more suited for r/techsupport
Unless I have misunderstood, it's a pretty simple Google feature. Try looking at Google Backup & Synch
Download Google Backup & Sync it will create a Google Drive folder on your computer, any files/folders you put in there will be synced to Google Drive and other devices with the program.
Google Drive File Stream - "A new way to access all of your Google Drive files on demand, directly from your Mac or PC, without using up all of your disk space."
My jerry rigged setup is ContaCam recording with sensitivity zones so it's not constantly recording, and then Google Drive Backup and Sync sending those files to Google Drive. https://www.google.com/drive/download/
I was using iSpy to do the same before, but it's a bit more resource heavy for my older desktop.
> Fair enough, though if you have outlook for android and outlook for windows, or firefox for android and firefox for windows, or if you keep your files in onedrive on windows, you can do the same thing though maybe not with apple devices
>That is something I hear a lot of Android people. „Just do this and that and install this and then configure that and you have 50% of what you have of that.“ Apple‘s continuity requires no setup at all and works every single time.
First thing is first, you will need to download Google Drive File Stream (Personal)
https://www.google.com/drive/download/
Once you have downloaded that and set it up, please note the Drive Letter where it sets up, in my case it is the G drive.
You will now want to open your favourite text editor (in my case Notepad++, however notepad will do fine)
Copy the below code:
@echo off
xcopy "TERRARIA\WORLDFOLDER\LOCATION" "GOOGLE\DRIVE\Location" /S
PAUSE
Change the "TERRARIA\WORLDFOLDER\LOCATION" and "GOOGLE\DRIVE\LOCATION\" to your respective locations.
Click File => Save As
Change the file type to All
Save with the name TerrariaBackup.bat
Example:
@echo off
xcopy "C:\Users\Crazyaussie\My Games\Terraria\Worlds" "G:\My Drive\Worlds" /S
PAUSE
Note the PAUSE is only required if you want to ensure all items were copied without issue.
If you get stuck, let me know.
What those commands do:
xcopy will copy files and folders
/S will tell it to copy subfolders and files.
PAUSE keeps the cmd window up until you press the return key (Enter)
can someone test and add google backup and sync? https://www.google.com/drive/download/backup-and-sync/
as this is a google sheet, only fitting..
If you want a little redundancy and you have a Gmail account, you can also use Google Drive with Google Backup & Sync.
By compressing, do you mean like putting into something like a .zip file? Is it just to save some storage space? If compressing and decompressing the zips takes up so much time, I would see if you could get more cloud storage and not compress the files.
If it's for organization, then just have them put it in it's own folder on GDrive.
Even if everything is in it's own folder, when you try to download a whole folder from Google Drive, it will try to pop everything in a .zip for you to download, which is something we want to avoid.
This is where Google Backup and Sync comes in handy (or Google File Stream if they are using enterprise). They share a Google Drive folder with you, you "Add to my Drive", and then in Backup and Sync on your computer sync that one particular folder and the files will download to your computer.
Having to do this each time for every project could be annoying, so instead I would recommend a folder dedicated to sharing the current project(s). Once they have it shared with you and you have the folder synced, it will automatically download the files once they are uploaded. As long as your computer is on, the files will be downloaded so no need to get to the computer to start downloading, or click extract to start decompressing the .zip because the files won't be compressed.
There is a little setup and there could be some hiccups to the process that I am unaware of, but it doesn't require you guys to switch platforms or change too much about your current system, but could alleviate a lot of the problems you are running into.
I use a very similar process with GDrive for my podcast. My co-host records his side remotely and uploads his side of the show directly into a folder on GDrive and Backup and Sync has it downloaded by the time I'm ready to start editing.
I had Dolby Audio turned off by default in the Realtek Audio Console (find it in the Start Menu). Once I turned it on, music sounded even better.
Video games can be stretched to fill the screen if you download the Intel Graphics Command Center from the Store. It's under Display -> Scale.
Not sure how well-known this is, but Google Drive users can also have a folder on their computer for the drive with Backup and Sync, like with OneDrive or Dropbox.
You can turn your taskbar transparent with TranslucentTB.
Automate which part? The Google Drive part is easy, just install the Google Drive program "Backup and Sync" on your PC (https://www.google.com/drive/download/) and then set the download directory in Utorrent to be whatever folder you want within your Google Drive tree. It'll then be automatically uploaded to Google Drive.
You can install the Backup & Sync client, and have it pointed at the folder you're working from. It's not perfect for huge individual files and doesn't handle file revisions too gracefully, but it works fine for most needs.
>https://www.google.com/drive/download/backup-and-sync/
Right. That's the app I downloaded. But that syncs it with one computer. I want to sync across two computers so everything is synced on the two computers and that specific folder in my Google Drive. How do I do that?
- Consigue la bateria para tu laptop.
- O un UPS. Es otra opción, más costosa en comparación con la primera. Hay modelos a menos de $100 en mercadolibre.
- Si es sólo el disco duro o la información en ella contenida lo que deseas proteger, te recomiendo que instales google backup and sync, y sincronices las carpetas que tienen las información que deseas conservar https://www.google.com/drive/download/backup-and-sync/ Google Drive tiene una capacidad limitada. Así que si sólo tienes la versión gratuita de 15 GB, guarda sólo la información realmente importante.
E independientemente de que se vaya o no la corriente, la inestabilidad de la misma también te puede joder la laptop. Por lo que recomiendo que la conectes con un protector de voltaje.
If you wanted it to be automatically updated I don't believe there's a $tag to do it easily.
However the streamer can set up a way to do it with the Cloud feature and Google's backup and sync which will update daily.
Aside from that though you'd have to make the list and link by hand and update it as needed.
Windows 8.1 or 10? Have them put everything in the OneDrive folder. Buy more space if needed. Or $20 a year for 100 GB Google drive - have them put their stuff in there.
https://www.google.com/drive/download/backup-and-sync/
There is this. I just haven't set it up yet. https://www.google.com/drive/download/thankyou/
I think in the long run:
- I want a minimum number of applications running on this laptop.
- I want the backups to occur at important steps, not all the time.
- Related: A lot of what I do is recorded live. Guitars, bass, vocals. Zipped loop packages start to bloat. So again, back up the important stops.
- So, I only want to back up the "backups" folders.
I should try the application at some point. Making an assumption without trying it is generally the wrong choice. There really is only the one way to tell.
> This time around I wanted to setup my backup to have incremental backup features to counter ransomware
Not sure that might work unless you can recover previous versions. Also Google already had a tool called Backup and Sync
Download Google Backup and Sync and this will allow you access a folder full of your Google Photos photos. You can then set the folder as the location to get your screensaver photos from.
Hope this helps.
rsync is the protocol that does this and Google Backup and Sync is a tool that does this. Also iCloud Drive...
Google One or G Suite Unlimited.
Additionally, download Backup and Sync for Google Drive.
I've seen something like this before with Google Drive. Often reloading the page helps (or at least shows a different subset of files). Also, when I use Backup And Sync (https://www.google.com/drive/download/backup-and-sync/), and "add to my drive", and make sure I'm syncing that folder/subfolder, all of the files seem to eventually get there.
I would go with a cloud storage solution that works best for you. Your college will most likely have either an EDU license for O365 or G Suite.
If they don't, I know G Suite have around 100GB of Drive storage for about 2$ a month. Pretty affordable IMO.
If you do a solution like this make sure to save everything into your OneDrive folder or download the Google Backup and Sync app. It will create a folder on machine and will sync everything between your PC and your Drive account as long as you have an internet connection. This way you don't need to have reminders to back your stuff up.
Thank you for your reply. I have tried using Google's Backup and Sync app, but it seems that all of the files simply contain JSON-formatted metadata, instead of the actual contents:
{"url": "https://docs.google.com/open?id=big_long_hash", "doc_id": "another_long_hash", "email": ""}
I do appreciate your reply, though; you're one of the few who has responded to this thread politely as well as trying to actually help.
It is simply a new brand for Google Drive with some new features. It isn't a scam, but I can't speak to why it wants permissions to send messages. I'm assuming it is one of the new features.
I'd still suggest google drive adding in their client:
https://www.google.com/drive/download/
It basically creates a virtual folder on any windows system you install it on, files placed there are automatically synchronized with your google cloud meaning you can access them from any of your devices.
Google Drive also allows you to make use of google photos. Install and configure that on your phone it will ensure that any picture you take ends up in google photos, again ready to be accessed on your other devices.
I am unaware of this feature being a part of both OneDrive or MEGA. However, Google Drive has the new Backup and Sync (semi-replaces Drive) where only a cached portion of the file is actually stored on your system and it requires reaching out to the internet to essentially download it. If you are offline then you won't be able to access the file. Best part? You can also use it as a cloud backup of your computer. Just be mindful of how much storage you have.
https://www.google.com/drive/download/backup-and-sync/
Not exactly what you are looking for, but the best solution that I am aware of.
How do you use to sync now? With Backup and Sync you should be able to pick the folders you'd like to backup, no problem. Should look something like this on mac: http://www.rawinfopages.com/mac/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/img17/google-backup-sync-3.jpg
Get it here, if you dont have it: https://www.google.com/drive/download/backup-and-sync/
I think we should start by checking that the backup you made is valid. Can you upload the backup file to a cloud service such as Google Drive for instance, and PM me the share link so I can take a look?
I can imagine having your work and effort sabotaged by people and circumstances could certainly produce some tough roadblocks in your motivation to try again.
May be a small thing but it may help to check out OneDrive or Google Drive if you haven't already - you can have a folder on your computer that automatically syncs any files in it to an online account, that way you will be guaranteed to have your work safe and also accessible from anywhere with a internet connection
Google released Backup and Sync a few weeks back. I believe drive comes with 15GB free which may work if they have very little content. If they need more you can pay $1.99 for 100GB
Their blog seems to suggest that they are different products.
> Backup and Sync works for both Google Photos (download) and Google Drive (download).
On my Mac, they download installers with different names (InstallPhotosBackAndSync.dmg and InstallBackAndSync.dmg). I'll have to check on a Windows machine, later. I haven't installed them yet, so they could very well be the same program. If you are certain they are the same, then I believe you. Good luck finding the old uploader. :-)
> It's not the fact that Windows Phone had no market share, it's the fact that Windows Phone posed a threat to Googles ecosystem and phone market.
Were that the philosophy behind that decision, dedicated apps for Google's various service platforms wouldn't be on iOS either. Google takes the opposite approach to Apple's "walled garden": it wants to be on as many devices as possible, regardless of what OS it runs; its entire business model depends on it.
> It's not the fact that Windows Phone had no market share, it's the fact that Windows Phone posed a threat to Googles ecosystem and phone market.
Windows phone has never posed a threat to either Apple or Google and in the fourth quarter of 2016, it was reported its market share was down to .3%. It doesn't matter how large a corporation or how many people you employ, Google has (correctly) deemed Windows phone a dead platform and won't be putting time and money into it.
> I can back this up with another demonstration of Googles being anti Microsoft. The windows store! You can't say that the Windows store has no realistic market share. There are tens of millions of computers on Windows 10 now, with quick access to the Windows store. I'm a poweruser and even I get some of my apps from there. It just werkz. Not a single Google app. No Gmail. No Youtube, No Google Drive... you get it.
Gmail and YouTube don't need dedicated desktop apps. And you most certainly can utilize Google Drive on Windows 10. I do everyday, both personally and professionally.
You want to put your backup before you start doing anything.
You can either download the utility which will create a folder where you can drop the backup in. Or you can go to the website and drag in the backup. (I would recommend using the program as its much easier)
Then once its backed up. You can install your SSD. Reboot to the windows installer.
Format all the drives (delete all the partitions and then create 1 partition for each drive) then install windows on the ssd.
Once you have booted up, install all your programs and games to where you want them (put less used programs and games on the hdd and more often used ones on the ssd)
once youve done that download the gamesave manager again and download the google drive client again.
And in gamesave manager select restore, then navigate to the backup in the google drive folder and then restore.
Also see if you have a file named:
C:\Program Files (x86)\google\update\Install{RandomGUID}\gsync.msi.log
and post it so I can look to see why it failed?
If not, can you try this?
- Go to %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Google\
- Save the Drive folder (or copy it).
- Uninstall the application
- Re-install the application from https://www.google.com/drive/download/
- Copy back the Drive folder you saved into %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Google\
- Start the app (you will have to re-login, but won't need to go through setup again).
Honestly, I am simply using ~~Google Sync~~ I meant this. with an old tower i've thrown a raid card into, which backups to another older NAS. Things that were decommissioned from production.
Edit: and I check on it from time to time, have reminders/alerts setup. I am sure there are more sophisticated/"correct" ways of doing it.
I can't comment on the 4-player mod, as I haven't used it. In theory, as long as he is using the profile he was playing with, AND has the mod installed on his computer, he could resume on his PC.
I am writing from my work PC, so I can't be too specific ATM, however; Download the Google Drive Windows App . Install it and log in. From the manager, you can configure it to sync your save folder located in the My Documents\Larian\ <Profile> folder, IIRC. Once it's uploaded, go into your drive, and click the 'Share' button, and send the link to your co-op partner.
Sorry for the late reply, been a busy week.
All you need to do is Install Google Drive and then change iSpy to save recordings to the google drive sync folder which for me is C:\Users\Dylan\Google Drive and it should sync :) havent tried it so I dont know how well it will work but please let me know :)
Just in case anyone else is reading this. Google Drive has an option to add your photos folder and has a desktop client. It's a few extra steps but it at least saves you have to deal with the web interface for 50k pictures.
Google Drive > Settings > Create a Google Photos folder Then you can download the desktop application and set the porn filled photos directory to sync. This will let you search with your OS too.
This is funny! I just switched from a T430s with an SSD and an HD to a Macbook Pro, just like you! :) The big reason for switching was that the MBP has the best laptop screen in a sub 5 lbs form factor.
Anyway! Google Drive. If you install it you get a folder that automatically syncs up in the cloud. You can move your photos around on Google Drive to control which ones you need on your computer. Buy more storage as necessary.
Advantages over external HDD:
Google will do all your replication for you. No need to worry about drive failure/house burning down.
Can access all your photos from anywhere.