


The biggest advantage of this method is that any changes you make in Google Drive will be mirrored automatically in your computer’s Backup and Sync program.Īfter loading the website, the steps are as follows: You can use the Backup and Sync page to synchronize data between your computer and your Google Drive account, allowing you to download all your Google Drive information to your PC. Open your browser and open the Backup and Sync website. Once the files have completed downloading, go to your Downloads folder and unzip them to see them. The files will be compressed into a ZIP folder by Google Drive.A drop-down menu will appear, select “Download”.In the top-right corner, click on the three horizontal dots. Click on any file or folder to select it.Wow, the Google Drive disruption seems to be getting lots of people mad. #notgood #neverhappendinthe90sĪlright Google Drive, that was fun for awhile but its time to come back online.

Google drive down = work grinds to a halt. That’s an error.” I know that’s an error, Google! Now fix my Google Drive! However, users on Twitter have been complaining Monday morning that the service is giving them some error messages:Īaarrgh. Personally, my Google Drive account is working well, though it has been taking longer than usual to load. Please note this time frame is an estimate and may change.” UPDATE: At 11:55 AM EST, Google Drive’s service page posted the following update: “Google Drive service has already been restored for some users, and we expect a resolution for all users within the next 1 hours. Please note that this resolution time is an estimate and may change. We will provide an update by 3/18/13 12:10 PM detailing when we expect to resolve the problem. The affected users are unable to access Google Drive. We’re aware of a problem with Google Drive affecting a significant subset of users. We will provide more information shortly.” Then, less than an hour later, Google wrote: At 10:17 AM EST, Google posted the following on the Google Drive service details page: “We’re investigating reports of an issue with Google Drive. Google’s service page confirms that the company is working on the issue as we speak. Media outlets have been reporting that Google Drive, the popular cloud-storage feature by Google, is not working for some users and the service is reportedly down.Īccording to 9to5Google, Google Drive may be down because the tech giant may be planning to introduce Google Keep, a note taking feature within Google Drive that’s similar to Evernote.
