The use of computers in this modern era can already be said as a primary need, especially for a student or office worker. Computers in both Desktop and Laptop PCs are always needed to help get things done and tasks done. When using a computer, all data and work will be stored on a hard drive, where no one can guarantee that the hard drive will last a long time and can continue to be used. Another problem is if for example your Laptop is lost or stolen by someone else, then of course the data and all the work done using the Laptop will be lost.
In anticipation of such problems, it is highly recommended to back up the data in order to have backup data when the data on your Laptop can no longer be used. There are several ways you can do data backups or work done on a Laptop. The first way in which you can copy important data to other storage media, such as External Hard drive or on Flashdisk. Another way you can go is to back up to online storage such as Google Drive.
In both ways, backing up your data to Google Drive is the most recommended. The reason of course is because when you back up data to an external hard drive or flash drive, then there is still a high probability that the External Hard drive is damaged or lost. While if you use online storage such as Google Drive, then the chances are very small. So, your data or work can be said to be safer and can last for a long time. In addition, if you store it on online storage, then you can access and use it from any device when needed.
However, the problem is that it will be very troublesome when you have to always backup data manually. Conditions that require you to upload data to Google Drive every time you have made changes or there is new data will certainly take some time. Therefore, all you need is to sync Google Drive with your Laptop. This step is done so that your Laptop can automatically back up to Google Drive.
Synchronizing Google Drive with your Laptop is one of the best steps you can take to always backup your data. This can be done by students who are working on the final task (thesis), office workers who are compiling a report, or anyone who fears the important data is lost. This step will connect Google Drive with your Laptop storage, so that if there is a change in data or there is new data on the Laptop it will be uploaded automatically to Google Drive.
To synchronize Google Drive with laptop, then you can use the software issued by Google, namely Backup and Sync. Since Google Drive storage must be limited, it is not possible to back up all the contents of your Laptop Hard Drive. Therefore, when using this software you can choose which folders to automatically backup to Google Drive. To synchronize Google Drive with Laptop and backup data automatically using Backup and Sinc software, please follow these steps.
The first step you have to do is please download the Backup and Sync software. If the software download process is complete, please Install the software on your Laptop so that it can be used.
Next, please open the Backup and Sync software from Google that you have installed on your Laptop. In the initial window that appears and says All of your files at your fingertips, please click GET STARTED.
Then a login page will appear. Please sign in using the Google Drive account that you want to use for data backups.
After successfully logging in using your Google Drive account, a popup will appear that says Choose folders from your computer to continuosly back up to Google Drive. In this section please click the GOT IT button.
The next step is to select the folders to synchronize. In this section please add all folders on your Laptop that you want to automatically backup to Google Drive. To add a folder, please click CHOOSE FOLDER then select the folder you want to add. While if you want to un-sync a folder, then simply uncheck it. If all the folders you want to automatically back up to Google Drive have been added, please click NEXT.
Next, a popup window will appear with sinc files from My Drive to a folder on this computer. Please click GOT IT in this section.
In the next section there is an option whether you will synchronize and download files contained in Google Drive to laptop. If you want to enable this feature, please check sinc My Drive to this computer. Next you can choose to auto download all the contents of your Google Drive or only certain folders only. While if you want to turn off this feature then simply uncheck the checkbox. In this section it is recommended to turn off this feature if your need is to automatically back up from Laptop to Google Drive. Next step please click START to start the synchronization process.
To see the process of synchronizing Google Drive with your Laptop, please click the cloud icon located to the right of the Taskbar. Then if you open Google Drive, then on the Computer tab there will be a folder My Laptop whose contents folders you selected earlier. You can rename the folder however you want, for example, to be distinguishable when syncing multiple Laptops to that one Google Drive account.
That's an easy way to synronize Google Drive with a Laptop that you can do so that important data can always be backed up. This method is of course very important to secure important data such as thesis, company reports, project files that you are working on, as well as other important documents. So, if at any time something untoward happens, for example your Laptop is lost or the Laptop Hard Drive is damaged, then you still have backup alias backup data. The most interesting part is that you don't have to do backups by manually uploading to Google Drive, but just sync and the automatic backups will run.
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