When the legacy Google Drive desktop sync client shuts down, it will stop syncing the Google Drive folder to Google Drive. The local Drive folder (containing your files) will not be deleted from the machine, but changes made inside this folder will no longer sync to Drive.
As previously announced, the old Drive desktop sync client for Mac and PC—a feature officially known as “Google Drive for Mac/PC”—will start to shut down on May 12th, 2018. After May 12th, the sync client may not work for bConnected Google accounts.
Please note: Google Drive on the web has NOT been discontinued; you can still access it from https://drive.google.com!
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Here are some important things to know about the retirement of the legacy desktop sync client:
1. If you haven’t already, upgrade to a newer sync solution-- Drive File Stream or Backup and Sync.
For more details, see: What are the Google Drive File Stream and Backup and Sync desktop apps?
2. The turn-down will be gradual.
Google will start the shutdown process on May 12th, but it will be gradual and may take several weeks to impact all organizations. After May 12th, however, updates to files may stop syncing between your computer and Drive, so we recommend upgrading by that date.
3. Once the client shuts down for you, the Google Drive folder will stop syncing.
When the legacy Google Drive desktop sync client shuts down, it will stop syncing the Google Drive folder to Google Drive. The local Drive folder (containing your files) will not be deleted from the machine, but changes made inside this folder will no longer sync to Drive. We don’t recommend editing files inside of this folder after May 12th, as it could lead to users misplacing their edited files (not realizing that this folder isn’t syncing to Drive). To avoid confusion, you may want to delete the legacy Google Drive folder. By default, this folder is located at:
- Windows: “C:Users%USER%Google Drive”
- macOS: “/Users/$USER/Google Drive”
Use caution when deleting this folder, as it may contain content that has not yet been saved or synced.
For more information, refer to article Important additional information about the legacy Google Drive desktop sync client shutdown on May 12.
Any Possibility to Automatically Upload File to Google Drive
'Is it possible to upload files automatically from my computer? What am I trying to achieve is to have a file uploaded automatically to Google Drive? I want my files could be uploaded to Google Drive every day. Every time I drag my files manually to the destination folder which is a repetitive task anyway. I wonder, is there any way to automatically finish this task?'
It seems impossible to upload files to Google Drive automatically. In fact, you can automatically upload your files like photos, videos, and music to Google Drive if you have EaseUS Windows backup software. To realize this function, this tool will create an image of your file to Google Drive daily, weekly or even at a specific time so long as you have set a schedule.
You can preview the image, but if you want to edit it, you must copy it to another place or recover it by using the tool. The image is a little bit different, for it takes less space but the content keeping the same.
Advantages of EaseUS Todo Backup:
- Backup and restore complete partitions or hard drives
- Restore single files or folders
- Space-saving backup due to archive compression and leaving out free space
- Easy to handle
- Greatest flexibility
Step-by-step Directions to Automatically Upload Files to Google Drive
Here you may download EaseUS Todo Backup which allows you to directly back up, and upload wanted files to Google Drive, OneDrive or even DropBox. It's 100% free for syncing data within 30 days. Just download the program and follow guidelines below to back up files to Google Drive automatically
Step 1. Launch EaseUS Todo Backup and choose 'File Backup' option to back up files from your computer or other devices to Google Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive.
Step 2. Select the files or folders you want to back up or upload. Then click 'Destination' to select the Cloud Storage Service > Add Cloud storage service so that you can save your files to Google Drive. You can also choose Dropbox or OneDrive as the destination to store the backup file.
Step 3. Sign in your account to link your Cloud device with EaseUS Windows backup software. And then click Allow to make sure that the program can access your files and folder on the Cloud device.
Step 4. Click 'Schedule' option to open the Backup Scheme window, here you can create a scheduled backup plan to back up files daily, weekly, monthly or upon an event. For example, you can set at 5 pm, then it will automatically back up these files every day at 5 pm.
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Step 5. Click 'Proceed' to automatically back up files to Google Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive.
All the steps above can help you automatically upload, back up or save files to Google Drive. Don't hesitate to ask for help if any problem appears.