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How to Sync Specific Folder On Computer With Google Drive

By: Waseem Patwegar

Google’s Backup and Sync tool allows you to sync specific Folder on computer with Google Drive. You may want to use this option, in case you only want to back up specific Folders to Google Drive and not the entire desktop.

Sync Specific Folder On Computer With Google Drive

Sync Specific Folder On Computer With Google Drive

By default, Google’s Backup and Sync tool syncs your entire Desktop, Documents and Pictures Folders to Google Drive.

However, in case you do not like your entire Desktop syncing to Google Drive, it is possible to setup Google’s Backup and Sync tool to sync only a specific folder on your computer with Google Drive.

Once any Folder on your computer is synced with Google Drive, any files that you add to the Synced Folder will be copied to your Google Drive account as a backup.

Any changes that you make to Synced Folder (Add, Delete or Modify Files) will get automatically synced with the back of the Folder on Google Drive.

How to Sync Specific Folder on Computer With Google Drive

The first step is to download Backup and Sync tool as available on Google Drive for both Mac and Windows PC.

Once “Backup and Sync” is downloaded to your computer, launch the tool by clicking on it and it will take you to an information screen. Click on Get Started to start the process of setting up a specific folder on your computer to backup and sync to Google Drive.

Get Started With Backup and Sync

On the next screen, Login to your Gmail Account by entering your Gmail User Name and Password. Once you are logged in, you will see an information screen, click on Got it to move to the next step.

Backup and Sync Info Screen

On the next screen, you can uncheck Desktop and also uncheck Documents and Pictures, in case you do not want Pictures and Documents on your computer to be syncing with Google Drive.

Choose Folder Option in Backup and Sync Tool

After unchecking Desktop and other Folders, click on Choose Folder Link and on the next screen click on the Specific Folder on your computer that you want to Sync with Google Drive.

Select Folder on Computer to Sync With Google Drive

Once the Folder is selected, you can select Photo and Video upload size to Google Drive (see explanation below) and click on the Next button.

Choose Specific Folder From Computer to Sync With Google Drive

If you choose High Quality, Google will convert uploaded Photos to 16 MP size and in-turn provide you with unlimited Free storage for these photos on Google Drive.

If you choose Original Quality, Photos will be uploaded to Google Drive in the same format as shot by your Camera, but the uploads will count towards your allowed Google Drive storage limit.

On the next screen, uncheck Sync My Drive to this computer option and click on the Start button.

Disable Sync My Drive to this computer option

Now, only the Specific Folder that you had selected in above steps will get Synced with your Google Drive Account.

As mentioned above, all the Files that you Add to this specific Folder on your computer will also be available on Google Drive as a backup copy.

Any changes made to the Synced Folder (Add, Delete or Modify Files) will get automatically synced to the backup on Google Drive.

You can take a look at the Google Drive backup of the specific Folder at any time by clicking on the Cloud Icon located in the taskbar and then clicking on the Google Drive icon.

Access Google Drive From Computer

To see the backup, expand the Computer section and click on your computer name.

Synced Folder Backed up on Google Drive

In case you have more than one computer, you can provide a unique name to each of your computers by renaming them (See image above).

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