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#Google drive local folder mac mac#

#Google drive local folder mac zip#

If you choose to download a folder, Drive will compress it to a ZIP file. Then find the file or folder you’d like to download. I haven't actually tested this since I don't want to mirror all files, just a few specific files. 00:00 01:13 Download a Single File or Folder From Google Drive To download an individual file or folder, first, launch Google Drive on your desktop. I think if you change the Google Drive setting from "Stream files" to " Mirror files" then all files are copied to the local computer like they are with Backup & Sync so they will be visible to Time Machine. When Time Machine next runs, it will see it any back it up. The moved file will be synced to your local computer.

#Google drive local folder mac mac#

It will be in Computers > My Mac > synced (or something similar to that)

Select the newly created folder as the destination.

Locate the file X, right click, and choose "Move to".

Select the newly created folder, synced.

In the "My Mac Folders from you computer" tab click "Add folder".

Open Google Drive for Desktop preferences.

In the Finder, create a new folder, e.g.

If you already have a file, X, in Google Drive that you want to be backed up by Time Machine, use the following steps. Such a folder will be visible to Time Machine. You can set up Drive for Desktop to backup a particular folder on your computer. Select the Backup and Sync from Google icon on the system tray or menu bar. I found another solution that works if you only care about having Time Machine backup certain files.

I had the same question after migrating from Google Backup & Sync to Google Drive for Desktop due to the upcoming deprecation. As such, it seems like one solution would be to use both in parallel but this not particularly appealing. But then the issue is that you cannot access Shared Drives using Backup & Sync (only using Drive File Stream). I have noticed that if you use Google Backup & Sync instead of Drive File Stream you can back this folder up using Time Machine (no compulsory greyed out option). Note: I have only tested that this works in the ~/CustomFolderName/ folder but I assume it works for any other folder than the default. You can do this inside the DFS "preferences" menu. The only way to force Time Machine to include this cache in the backup is by moving the cache to another location. However, please note that Time Machine also excludes this cache by default.

#Google drive local folder mac Offline#

Unfortunately, this cache is not human readable but it can be mounted by Drive File Stream into the human readable offline file structure that you are familiar with seeing (in fact this is exactly what DFS does once you log in). Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Google/DriveFS When you make your files available for offline access, Drive File Stream (DFS) stores a cached version of this data in the following locations: Simply, select the Backup and Sync from Google app from the list of applications that you see in the same dialog.I am facing the same issue and have found a clean (recommended) and a messy solution. Next, if you see another dialog that pops up asking you about the location of FinderSyncAPIExtension - Where is Finder Sync API Extension?.Now, Click "Locate Folder." button on the right in window that pops up and point it to the newly renamed folder.Next, you can click the menu item and click the warning item.Next, you need to Open Google Drive ( Backup and Sync from Google ) and wait for it to complain that the folder is missing.

Rename ~/Google Drive/ folder to whatever you want (Normally found inside the user's home folder).(You can find it in the Applications folder) First you need to Quit Google Drive app - the app is actually called Backup and Sync from Google officially.Now if you ask me why would anyone want to rename their Google Drive folder, there could be a multiple reasons - for instance, you do not like a space in the Folder Name 🙂 If you use Google Drive on your Apple computer, here is how you can rename the Google Drive folder.