Configure Google Backup and Sync

Below are the steps to configure the Google Backup and Sync app.

Set up Backup and Sync

1. Launch the Backup and Sync app from Spotlight or find it in the Applications folder
2. Click Get Started
3. Enter your email address and password
4. Click Got It
5. Click Next
6. Click Got It
7. Click Start
8. Notice the new app in the menu bar. This will animate depending on whether or not files are being uploaded into your Google Drive account.

Downloading Backed Up Files

1. When logged into Google Drive in a web browser, click on the new section called Computers
2. Click on the particular machine from which you need to restore data
3. Navigate to the file that needs to be restored
4. Right click on the file and select Download