How To Download All Your Files From Google Drive To A Windows Computer
How to Download All Files from Google Drive to a Windows PC
There are three straightforward methods for downloading all of your Google Drive files to your Windows computer.
1. You can download your files directly from the Google Drive website.
2. With the help of Google Backup and Sync, you can sync your Google Drive files with your local computer.
3. Download all of your Google Drive data using the Google Archive service.
If you have more than 5GB of data in your Google Drive account, you should sync it to your computer using Google's free Backup and Sync tool.
Google Drive
Navigate to your browser's address bar and type "Google Drive" into the box provided. The Google Drive home page will be displayed if you are already signed in. Otherwise, you will be redirected to the Google Drive home page. You must first log in if you do not already have one. From this point on, follow these steps:
1. Simply clicking on a file or folder will allow you to select it.
2. To select all of the items, press Ctrl+A. It is imperative that everything be transformed into various shades of blue. Ctrl-click on the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner of the screen to select them.
3. From the drop-down menu that appears, select "Download."
4. Google Drive automatically compresses the files into a ZIP folder and saves them on your computer.
5. Wait for the download to complete before continuing. Navigate to your Downloads folder and unzip the files to be able to view them after the download has been completed.
Sync and Backup
Make use of your browser to navigate to the Backup and Sync website. The Backup and Sync page allows you to synchronize data between your computer and your Google Drive account, as well as download all of your Google Drive data to your computer from your Google Drive account.
Using this approach has the primary advantage of ensuring that any changes you make in Google Drive are automatically reflected in your computer's Backup and Sync program.
Following the loading of the website, the following procedures must be followed:
1. Select the "Download".
2. When prompted, select "I Agree and Download" in order to begin the installation procedure.
3. Run the setup file by double-clicking it, and then confirm the installation by selecting "Yes" when prompted. Once the installation is complete, click on the "Close" button.
4. When the Backup and Sync login screen appears, select it from the drop-down menu.
5) Log in to Google using your Google Account information.
6. Google Drive enables you to upload files and folders directly from your computer to the cloud storage service. If you do not wish to proceed, simply uncheck all of the boxes.
7. Select "Next" from the drop-down menu.
8. When prompted, select "GOT IT" from the drop-down menu. If you click on this, you will be taken to the Google Drive Download page, where you can choose which Google Drive files you want to download to your computer.
9. In the upper-right corner of the window, select the option labeled "Sync everything to My Drive." The content of your Google Drive will be downloaded to your computer.
10. Click "Start".
Remember to give yourself plenty of time for this process to complete because the size of your Google Drive files may make it take a long time.
Upon completion, you can access your files stored in the "Google Drive" folder on your computer by selecting the Backup and Sync icon on the desktop and then clicking the folder icon in the upper-right corner of the Backup and Sync menu.
Google Archive
To download an archive from Google, you must first sign in to your Google account. To get started, navigate to the Google Account page and complete the steps listed below:
1. From the menu bar, select "Settings."
2. From the "Data & privacy" drop-down menu, select "Download or delete your data."
3. Click on "CREATE A NEW EXPORT" at the bottom of the page to begin the process.
4. Choose “Deselect all.”
5. Check the box next to "Drive," which is located at the bottom of the page.
• As soon as the download of your Google Drive files is complete, this box will turn blue. Additionally, you can archive any other Google items by selecting the checkbox next to them in the Google search results.
6. From the drop-down menu, select "Next step" to proceed.
7. Choose the size of the exported file. Using the "Export Size" drop-down box, select a file size that is equal to (or greater than) the size of the Google Drive download you just completed. If the size of your Google Drive exceeds the limit, the file will be downloaded in multiple zip files to save space.
8. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click "Create export." The downloading process will begin.
9. After the archive has been created, a pop-up window will appear. To obtain a copy, go to this link.
10. When prompted, type in your Google password to continue. This begins the process of downloading the archive file to your computer.
11. Once the download process is complete, extract the files from the downloaded folder.
