Visit the site drive.google.com and log in with your Google Photos Gmail account. Look for the 'Cog Wheel' icon, which is the Settings, and click on it. Locate 'Create a Google Photos folder'. Next to it, you can turn on 'Automatically put your Google Photos in a folder in My Drive'. The app will install a folder called Google Drive on your computer, and you can drag photos and documents onto that folder to synce its content with Google Drive. Open Backup and Sync preferences and select the folders you'd like to sync. There are also Google Drive apps for iPhone and Android, which let you access your Drive files. These apps can backup text messages to Google Drive, plus they can automatically backup photos to Drive.
© tommaso79/Getty Images To sync files automatically, add the Google Drive app to your desktop. tommaso79/Getty Images- You can add Google Drive to your desktop on a PC in addition to using it on a web browser.
- Adding the Google Drive app to your desktop will enable you to sync your documents and files from your computer to Google Drive.
Google Drive is popular for its free programs, ease of access, and compatibility with Gmail and other Google products.
You can download Google Drive to your PC desktop as well, enabling your computer to sync your files with Google Drive automatically.
Here's how to add Google Drive to your desktop using a PC.
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How to add Google Drive to your PC desktop
1. If you are logged in to your Google account on an internet browser, you must log out temporarily to install Google on your desktop.
2. Once you have logged out, go to drive.google.com and scroll down to the bottom of the webpage. Under the 'Downloads' column, click on 'Drive for Mac/PC.'
© Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider In 'Downloads,' select 'Drive for Mac/PC.' Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider3. A new tab will open. Next to the 'For Individuals' banner, click on 'Download.'
© Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider In 'For Individuals,' select 'Download.' Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider4. A pop-up window will appear. Click the 'Agree and Download' button.
© Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider Select 'Agree and Download.' Chrissy Montelli/Business InsiderHow to view dmg files. 5. A program called 'installbackupandsync.exe' will begin downloading in your internet browser.
© Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider 'Backup and Sync' will download. Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider6. Click on the program, and it should begin installing once it has finished downloading.
© Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider It will then install. Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider7. Once the installation is complete, click 'Close' to exit the pop-up window.
8. Google Drive should now appear on your desktop. Look for a window called 'Welcome to Backup and Sync' and click on the 'Get Started' button.
© Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider Click 'Get Started.' Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider9. Type in your Gmail address, click 'Next,' and then type in your Gmail password. Click 'Next' when you are finished.
10. Set your laptop's preferences for upload quality and file size. When you are finished, click 'Next.'
© Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider To sync files automatically, add the Google Drive app to your desktop. tommaso79/Getty Images11. Set your Google Drive syncing preferences. You can sync the entirety of your computer to Google Drive, or select specific folders to sync. Once you are finished, click 'Start.'
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© Chrissy Montelli/Business Insider Choose which folders you'd like to sync. Chrissy Montelli/Business InsiderAfter Google Drive is downloaded to your desktop, you will also see shortcuts to Drive programs such as Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides.
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INITIAL STEP FOR ALREADY OWNED PROJECT:
- Login into https://console.developers.google.com/.
- Then go to https://console.developers.google.com/apis/library/drive.googleapis.com?q=drive and enable the API, or go to https://console.developers.google.com/flows/enableapi?apiid=drive and from 'Select a project where your application will be registered' choose your owned project.
- After that back to https://console.developers.google.com/apis/dashboard and go to 'Credentials'.
- Click/Press '+ Create Credentials' from drop down menu choose 'OAuth client ID'
and Choose 'Other' if 'Other' is not exists just choose 'Desktop Application', after that fill the name freely and then 'Create' and wait browser to automatically refresh wait browser to automatically refresh and choose 'Download'. - If there is no 'Download' menu just Go-to https://console.developers.google.com/apis/credentials and on OAuth 2.0 Client IDs find credentials you've created before and then click/press 'Download' icon, open it and Copy to use it later.
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INITIAL STEP IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PROJECT YET:
- Go to this link https://console.developers.google.com/flows/enableapi?apiid=drive.
- Click/Press 'Continue' and wait for browser redirects to new page then 'Go to Credentials' wait for browser redirects to new page.
- Pop up message will came and choose 'Set Up Consent Screen' then it will go to new page.
- In new page choose 'External' and Click/Press 'Click'
- Choose name freely and 'Save'
- Go back to 'Add credentials to your project' or Go to 'Credential' from navigation menu.
- If you click 'Credentials' from navigation menu:
Click/Press '+ Create Credentials' from drop down menu choose 'OAuth client ID' Choose 'Other' if 'Other' is not exists just choose 'Desktop Application', fill name freely and then 'Create' and wait browser to automatically refresh and choose 'Download'.
If you back to tab 'Credentials wizard' or 'Add credentials to your project':
Fill the name freely and click/press 'Create OAuth Client ID', wait and choose 'Download'. - Open the file and select all then copy.
Setting Heroku ConfigVars via WebBrowser:
- Login into heroku and go to https://dashboard.heroku.com/apps/you-app-name/settings
- Scroll down a little bit and choose 'RevealConfig Vars'
Put the following key with their respective value:
• G_DRIVE_DATA :- client_secret.json value you've downloaded and copied before.
• G_DRIVE_FOLDER_ID :- a folder where you want to upload your file. - Save it.
Setting Heroku ConfigVars via cmd Userbot:
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- Open your telegram, and choose any chat you want to run the cmd for.
- Type the cmd .set var G_DRIVE_DATA [client_secret.json value you've downloaded and copied before].
put it without the open bracket ( [ ) and closing bracket ( ] ). - Wait the bot to start again you can read the next step.
Generating Credentials Token
- Go to your telegram and do command .gdauth.
- Go to your BOTLOG group and open the link that sent, follow the instructions in the browser.
- After finished following the instruction it will give you code and Copy the code.
- Go to your BOTLOG group again and reply the link with that code you copied before.
- Then you can test run command with .gd on a file/url.
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Go and test it, if failed check carefully what the error says.