If you don't want your photos uploading to Google Drive, do not use B&S. Trying to merge already backed up files will be very difficult. This replaces the Google Drive client which is being discontinued in 2018. We recommend creating a new hierarchy on your computer for new photos. Then they changed that the link from PC/Drive to Photos worked only one way and if you deleted a photo from a PC/Drive, you had to then manually delete it again from Google Photos. Google Backup & Sync is a program that backs up user folders from your computer by uploading them into your Google Drive. Drag any files & folders to the Google Drive folder and they are uploaded. Delete from one location delete from all locations. Click the Google Backup & Sync icon in the menu bar and Open Google Drive folder.
#GOOGLE DRIVE BACKUP AND SYNC INSTALL#
‘sudo apt install gnome-control-center gnome-online-accounts’ You might be asked to enter the password. The option sync with Google Drive will upload everything, while the back up to Google. On May 12, 2018, the Desktop Uploader was discontinued and no longer works.ī&S builds a new hierarchy in Google Drive which mirrors the computer folder structure before passing the photos on to Google Photos. It used to be super-straightforward: upload from PC to Google Drive, then all photos appear in Google Photos. Step 1: Download the google backup and sync on Ubuntu linux To download the google backup and sync on Ubuntu just open the Linux command line or ‘Terminal’ and type the following command followed by hitting the enter key. Next you need to choose whether to sync all your files to the cloud, or just your photos and videos.
#GOOGLE DRIVE BACKUP AND SYNC HOW TO#
Please read also How to upload to Google Photos for other upload methodsīackup & Sync (B&S), a Google Drive app, was launched in July 2017 and was intended to replace Google Photos Backup ("Desktop Uploader"). Choose the name of a user whose GD account must be backed up, unfold it by clicking the +/- button, and click the Google Drive button under the user’s name.
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