If you choose High Quality, Google will convert uploaded Photos to 16 MP size and in-turn provide you with unlimited Free storage for these photos on Google Drive. Once the Folder is selected, you can select Photo and Video upload size to Google Drive (see explanation below) and click on the Next button.
On the next screen, you can uncheck Desktop and also uncheck Documents and Pictures, in case you do not want Pictures and Documents on your computer to be syncing with Google Drive.Īfter unchecking Desktop and other Folders, click on Choose Folder Link and on the next screen click on the Specific Folder on your computer that you want to Sync with Google Drive.
On the next screen, Login to your Gmail Account by entering your Gmail User Name and Password. Once you are logged in, you will see an information screen, click on Got it to move to the next step.
Click on Get Started to start the process of setting up a specific folder on your computer to backup and sync to Google Drive. Once “Backup and Sync” is downloaded to your computer, launch the tool by clicking on it and it will take you to an information screen. The first step is to download Backup and Sync tool as available on Google Drive for both Mac and Windows PC. How to Sync Specific Folder on Computer With Google Drive Upload a million! Google will quietly convert them all and keep them safe for you (plus analyze them and give you fun things like auto-collage, time lapse, and touched up pics if you make them available in Photos).Once any Folder on your computer is synced with Google Drive, any files that you add to the Synced Folder will be copied to your Google Drive account as a backup.Īny changes that you make to Synced Folder (Add, Delete or Modify Files) will get automatically synced with the back of the Folder on Google Drive. The best option here is to select "High Quality" for your photos and videos. They'll be perfect for posting to social media and even printing (assuming anyone does that anymore), but with the added bonus that they don't count against your Drive space. For the rest of us? Believe me, all you're doing when you select "Original Quality" is ensuring that your 2,252 flubbed selfies are maintained in pristine high fidelity, eating up all your remaining space on Google Drive.
If you're a professional photographer, then you likely need all of your photos backed up at their original resolution, in their original format. Selecting "High Quality" Gives You More Free Space for Free Chances are, you only need 1% of your pics in their original resolution, if that.
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