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On my observation, Folders from my computer is the section where you can see/access all of the synced folders that you've added from the Google Drive app, on the My Macbook Pro preferences. Isn't this two way communication like backup and sync was? What's the difference between Folders from my computer and Folders from Drive.The Google Drive app will show you a message to reset the folder back to default because it has to be an empty folder before you attempt to change & save the default directory folder If I set up that preference from the current setting /Volumes/GoogleDrive -> /Users/doe/ODrive will that mess my ODrive folder and its content? I'd rather die than loose its content. There's a preference settings in the new google drive allowing to choose your desired directory location for google drive.

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At the same time, the ODrive files are backed up and synced from your Drive to your computer and will also be available for offline use Once the folder /Users/doe/ODrive on the My MacBook Pro preferences has been successfully added & synced, you will then see the ODrive folder on your > Computers (left side) > My MacBook Pro > ODrive. And also, if you have Google Docs, Sheets, Slides or Forms on your ODrive, the app seems to not upload these files back & it will show you an error on the app's activity screen. But, there's a catch as the uploaded files will be now be a duplicate because the Google Drive app will treat this as a new upload.

This way, the files from your ODrive will be uploaded back to your drive instead.

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If you want to tell Google Drive to use those files and not download anything, the only option that you can do is to select the Stream Files option & then add the folder /Users/doe/ODrive on the My MacBook Pro preferences. How do I tell google drive to use those files and not download anything? If I choose to access any files offline it starts downloading them on disk taking unnecessary disk space since I already have all files downloaded on disk but on a different location /Users/doe/ODrive.I did a bit of research & testing on my end and here's what I have found:

What's the difference between Folders from my computer and Folders from Drive.

Theres a preference settings in the new google drive allowing to choose your desired directory location for google drive. If I choose to access any files offline it starts downloading them on disk taking unnecessary disk space since I already have all files downloaded on disk but on a different location /Users/doe/ODrive. It creates a virtual drive under /Volumes/GoogleDrive and at the same time makes a symbolic link to /Users/doe/Google Drive for quick access. The new google drive by default works like rclone. I have setup Backup and Sync to sync any files in the folder /Users/doe/ODrive which contains 16GB file size.Īfter migrating to the new google drive since backup and sync got deprecated, I see a different behaviour. I'm on OSX Big Sur, previously using Google Backup and Sync to sync files between my computer and google drive.

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