Copying Google Drive folder to new computer
I am shifting my files to a new Mac, including my Google Drive folder.
I could just set up Gdrive on the new computer and let it sync with my Google Drive folder on the cloud, but this will take many hours or days and chew up internet quota.
I would rather set up my Gdrive account to the new computer, copy my existing Gdrive folder to the new computer, and any minor discrepancies are synced up.
Does anyone have experience of this working?
I am aiming to avoid duplicate files being synced back up when I do the copy. Dropbox seems to work fine albeit with a bunch of reindexing.
Solution 1:
Here is the idea. You can just disconnect it from windows machine and do the next mentioned steps in your MAC.
When you download Google Drive to your PC a default folder will be created in C:\Users[your name]\Google Drive. If you want to change the name or location of this folder you can do so by following the steps below. This tip is useful if you need the Google Drive folder to have a standard url for all your company - for 3rd party apps for example.
Click on the Google Drive icon in your system tray (usually bottom right of your Windows task bar) Choose Preferences Choose Disconnect account, your Drive will be disconnected but your files will stay on your PC Click on the Google Drive icon again Sign in when asked, step through the set up until you reach screen 2 of 2 - then click Advanced setup Click Change to choose the folder name and location - if you choose an existing folder it must be empty Your files will now be re-synced down to your PC in this new location Delete the old folder and files - if you want to.