Google Backup and Sync is a data backup app built for Mac and PC. Users can choose if they would like to back up photos and files from their computer to their Google Drive and/or sync the contents of their Google Drive to their computer. Files synced to a computer from Google Drive will take up computer hard drive space.Biola students are encouraged to back up their computer data to the Google Drive in their Biola Google Workspace account as storage is currently unlimited
Key Features
- Files are automatically and securely backed up to Google Drive.
- The entirety of the user's folder is backed up by default.
- Only operating system, program, and application files are excluded from the backup.
- Real-time backups will save file changes when they are made.
- Files deleted from a computer hard drive can be left in Google Drive if desired.
- Files deleted in Google Drive can be recovered up to 30 days later.
- Users can access backed-up files from their Google Drive in a browser.
- Users can restore files at any time without the assistance of IT Helpdesk staff.
- Backed-up data is encrypted and then transmitted for storage in Google Drive.
- Unlimited data storage in Google Drive.
For more information about Google Backup & Sync, please see Google's back up & sync files with Google Drive page.