Press the “Start” button and type “Google Drive”, then click on the top result. With that done, it’s time to have a look at our Google Drive Sync content. You can also choose whether to upload screenshots, as in most cases you won’t need them long-term. Here you can tick the option to upload RAW files, a file format that comes straight out of your camera that allows you to change the colors and contrast of your image more without artifacts. This is particularly important to pay attention to if you’re a photographer.
Choose whether to Sync with Google Drive and/or Google Photos.Navigate to your desired folder in File Explorer and press “Select Folder”.In the “My Laptop” section, press the blue “Add folder” button.
The Mirror files option works more like the old Backup and Sync, storing all of the files from your Google Drive storage in a folder on your PC so you can access them offline whenever you want. Instead, it streams files to you over the internet when you need them and allows you to specify some files to keep stored on your PC for offline use. To save space, the “Stream files” option doesn’t store all of your files on your PC by default.
If you’ve forgotten how to access the system tray, you can do so by pressing the up arrow on the right-hand side of your taskbar.
Click the Google Drive icon in your system tray.Follow the installer instructions until the app is installed. Visit the Google Drive Desktop download page and press the big blue “Download Drive for Desktop” button. Generally, it has more offline functionality, ties in nicely with Google Photos, and integrates with MS Office/Outlook. The Google Drive for Desktop app is a more modern version of the old backup and sync tool that creates a virtual drive rather than a folder to which you can sync your content.