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moving Google Drive folders

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nguyenn
Member

I need some advice on the best way to change Google Drive folder without re-syncing/downloading too much.

I have Syncdocs set up at my work (on c:) and home (on f: external hd). Now my f: drive is almost out of space so I am buying a new external hd. I want to move my Google Drive folder at home to the new hdd, and take the f: drive to work, and move my folders at work from c: drive to f: drive.
How can I set up both new drive and f: drive (already have all the files) without re-download the whole folders from Google Drive?

Posted 1 year ago #
Phil
Syncdocs

Syncdocs checks the files and if their content is the same, it will not re-download or upload them.

So just make sure, that when you move your drives across, that the folder structure is the same, before starting Syncdocs.

Posted 1 year ago #
nguyenn
Member

Great. If I start the blank hdd, I just copy the existing files to that hdd, then start Syndocs, and set to move the folders to that new hdd?

Posted 1 year ago #
Andrew
Syncdocs

Yes, that will work. Just make sure that the folder (directory) structure is the same as before. Syncdocs will use a hash check to see if the files are identical and it will not re-download them.

Posted 1 year ago #

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