Google Drive: Sync files automatically

You can automatically sync your files with Google Drive so that your data is available on all devices. We show you how to do this in our instructions.

Google Drive: Sync files automatically

• Your files are automatically synced across all devices using Google Drive. Of course, this only works if the respective devices are also connected to the Internet.
• You can easily test this by making a change to a file and then reviewing that change on all devices.

Google Drive: Sync only certain folders

If not all files are automatically synchronized on your computer, they may be in a folder that has been excluded from the synchronization. How to sync only certain folders:

1. Start Google Drive on your computer and click on the Google Drive icon in the task bar.
2. Select the "Properties" and activate the option "Only sync certain folders with this computer".
3. Below the option you can now select the folders to be synchronized.
4. Then click on the "Apply changes" button to save the settings.

Sync shared files

Files shared by others are not automatically synced to your computer because you are not the owner. To activate automatic synchronization:

1. Start Google Drive on your computer and click on the Google Drive icon in the task bar.
2. Select the "Properties" there and click on the link "View shared with me to synchronize all shared content".
3. You will then be taken to the "Shared with me" category in the browser version of Google Drive.
4. Here you can now copy the files from the "Shared with me" folder to the "My file" folder. Then these files are also synchronized.

We show you how to set up Google Drive as a drive in Windows in the practical tip below.