Downloading files from your Google Drive to your iPhone is easy, but first, you'll need the Google Drive app on your iPhone. If you've not already got the Google Drive app on your iPhone, you can download it from the App Store. So, we've seen how to download files and photos from Google Drive to your computer and to your iPhone. However, you may find that in the process of transferring files from place to place or saving files from different devices; that you will accumulate duplicates of some of your files.
Not only are duplicate files annoying and messy, but they take up valuable space in your Google Drive. Since you only get 15GB free space with Google Drive, duplicates can eat away at this allowance and may eventually cause you to consider upgrading to gain more space even though you may not need to. There's a simple remedy for this issue - Duplicate Sweeper.
Duplicate Sweeper is a handy tool for your Windows PC or Mac which scans your folders and deletes duplicate files based on your preferences. It can save you hours or even days of looking through folders and files to discover if files are duplicated and considering which ones to move.
Duplicate Sweeper can quickly scan multiple folder or drives to return your duplicates. Simply select whether to keep the newest or the oldest of each duplicate to remove them automatically, or manually select which to remove.
Check out our guides on how to use Duplicate Sweeper to remove duplicate files from Google Drive , and how to delete duplicate photos in Google Photos. If you're not logged into your Google account already, click " Go to Google Drive " and enter your details. Select all the files that you wish to download. You can hold the "ctrl" key on your keyboard while clicking multiple files to select many files at once.
If you are using a Mac, use "cmd" instead of "ctrl". Click the menu icon in the top-right corner of the window to access More Actions. Click " Download ". Open Backup and Sync. It's the cloud icon at the top-right corner on your Mac, or the bottom-right corner on Windows.
If you sync files to your Google Drive using Backup and Sync, deleting a file on your computer may also delete that file on Google Drive depending on your settings. Keep reading to learn how to double-check your sync settings and change them if necessary.
It's the three dots at the top-right corner of the app. Click Preferences. This displays your syncing preferences. Click the name of your computer. It's at the top-left corner of the app. Check your syncing preferences. Under "Google Drive" you'll see an option selected from the "Remove items synced between Google Drive and this computer. Always remove both copies: If this option is selected, synced files and folders you delete from your computer are immediately deleted from Google Drive.
This means if you're looking for a file you deleted, you might not find it on Google Drive. Never remove both copies: This option means that deleting a file or folder on your computer will not affect the synced copy of that file on Google Drive.
You can restore from your backup. Ask before removing both copies: This option is your best bet—when you remove a file from your computer, Google Drive will ask if you also want to delete the backed-up copy. If you say no, the file will remain on your Google Drive in case you need to download it again.
Click Google Drive. It's in the left panel. Decide what to sync to your computer. If you want to sync the contents of your Google Drive to the computer you're using now, select "Sync My Drive to this computer," and then select which folders to sync. To sync everything in Google Drive to your computer, select Sync everything in my drive. Click OK. The selected information from your Google Drive will now sync to your computer.
Now that this data is synced, be aware that deleting a file or folder from your computer will also delete it from your Google Drive. If you don't want that to happen, return to your Backup and Sync preferences, uncheck the files and folders you synced to your PC, and then click OK. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered.
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