Moving Synced Google Drive Folders to a New Computer

Moving Syncued Google Drive Folders to a New Computer

If you have Google Drive sync enabled on your computer, you may have noticed that certain folders appear in the "Computers" section of your Google Drive. These folders are synced with your computer, meaning that any changes made to the files within those folders on your computer will be reflected in Google Drive, and vice versa. But what happens when you want to move those synced folders to a new computer without deleting the old one? In this article, we will cover the steps to do just that.

Step 1: Disable Sync on the Old Computer

The first step in moving your synced Google Drive folders to a new computer is to disable sync on the old computer. To do this, right-click on the Google Drive icon in your system tray and select "Preferences". From there, click on the "Settings" tab and uncheck the box next to "Sync My Drive to this computer". This will stop the sync process and prevent any changes made on the old computer from being reflected in Google Drive.

# disable sync on old computer
google-drive-oconnect --disable

Step 2: Install Google Drive on the New Computer

Next, you will need to install Google Drive on the new computer. To do this, go to the Google Drive website and sign in with your Google account. From there, click on the "Download" button and follow the prompts to install the software.

# install google drive on new computer
sudo apt-get install google-drive-oconnect

Step 3: Sync Google Drive on the New Computer

Once Google Drive is installed on the new computer, you can start the sync process. To do this, right-click on the Google Drive icon in your system tray and select "Preferences". From there, click on the "Settings" tab and check the box next to "Sync My Drive to this computer". This will start the sync process and any changes made on the new computer will be reflected in Google Drive.

# sync google drive on new computer
google-drive-oconnect

Step 4: Move Synced Folders to the New Computer

Now that sync is enabled on the new computer, you can move your synced folders from the old computer to the new one. To do this, simply copy the folders from the old computer to the same location on the new computer. For example, if your synced folders are located in the "Google Drive" folder on the old computer, you would copy them to the "Google Drive" folder on the new computer.

# move synced folders to new computer
cp -R /old-computer/Google\ Drive/* /new-computer/Google\ Drive/

Step 5: Verify Sync on the New Computer

Once the synced folders have been moved to the new computer, you should verify that the sync process is working correctly. To do this, make a change to a file within one of the synced folders on the new computer and check to see if the change is reflected in Google Drive. If the change is not reflected, check to make sure that sync is enabled and that the correct folders are being synced.

Moving syncued Google Drive folders to a new computer is a relatively simple process. By following the steps outlined in this article, you can ensure that your files are safely transferred and that the sync process is working correctly on the new computer. With Google Drive's sync capabilities, you can rest assured that your files are always up-to-date and accessible from any device.

References

• Google Drive Help: Sync files with Google Drive on your computer
• Google Drive Help: Computers - Google Drive help
• Google Drive Help: Troubleshoot sync issues with Google Drive