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#217811 13-Jul-2017 11:59

Google is introducing Backup for Google Drive

It is not really a "backup" in the sense that it doesn't keep versions of documents but the main difference from the old Google Drive is that it now allows you to sync any folder. Also there's an option to NOT replicate deletions - which prevents the situation where you're online and delete something to realise you don't have a backup.

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#1821760 13-Jul-2017 12:03

syncing any folder will be a plus. Will have to see how it handles drives not being there since on the lappy I have dropbox and drive going to a big SD card in it, and they both sulk when I pull the card out to read a card off a camera etc.

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#1821988 13-Jul-2017 15:46

syncing any folder is the thing that the freeware sync/cloud plans really needed.

Perhaps that was left out in order to force users to upgrade to better paid versions of sync/cloud plans?

I guess the questions are , will it spit the dummy on 'locked' files (eg pst when Outlook is still open)
will it try & overwrite files on the PC : can that be disabled (ie one way sync only)

For those that refuse to pay for cloud services, it could be a good option.
Lack of multiple versions is a worry though. Too easy to get cloud syncs wiped out by crypto malware.

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#1821995 13-Jul-2017 15:51

personally i crashplan my G drive, One drive and Dropbox all of which have uses in terms of cloud storage for me.

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#1822013 13-Jul-2017 16:09

That'd be awesome, if I had more than 2mbs upload speed. Hopefully next week, when I get "nbn".

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#1822209 14-Jul-2017 07:53

problem I have with it is you don't seem to be able to deselect folders underneath "My Documents". I have a VM under there and don't want that 30gb backed up.

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#1822308 14-Jul-2017 10:25

Surely a VM doesn't belong under "My Documents"?

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#1822347 14-Jul-2017 11:09

freitasm:

Surely a VM doesn't belong under "My Documents"?

Shouldn't EVERYTHING be in "My Documents"?

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#1822432 14-Jul-2017 12:53

VMware and Parallels default to under there. So no way to filter sub folders then that I can see...

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#1822439 14-Jul-2017 13:05

I havent used the backup part of the update as of yet but versioning is still working as usual on the normal gdrive side - as long as you do it from their website as its always been.