Back up Google Drive files using CrashPlan for Small Business

Step 1: Make your Google Drive files available offline

1. Navigate to the Google Drive container at the root of your device:

• Windows: G:\

• Mac: GoogleDrive

2. Right-click each file or folder that you want the Code42 app to back up and select Drive File Stream > Available offline.
   Select a folder to make its files available offline
   When you make a folder available offline, including the My Drive folder, new files that you add to the folder are made available offline automatically. 

Step 2: Ensure that your Google Drive files are selected for backup

1. Go to Manage Files:

2. Navigate to the Google Drive container at the root of your device:

• Windows: G:\

• Mac: GoogleDrive

4. Select the folders and files you made available offline. 
5. Click Save.
   The Code42 app begins a file verification scan and then backs up only the files marked as available offline. 

Step 1: Make your Google Drive files available offline

Set up Backup and Sync to use Google Drive files offline:

1. On your computer, click Backup and Sync .
2. Click More   Preferences.
3. At the left, click Google Drive.
4. Click Sync My Drive to this computer.
5. Choose if you want to:
   • Sync everything in My Drive
   • Sync only these folders
6. Click OK.

For more information, see "Choose what to sync from Google Drive" in Google's article "Back up & sync files with Google Drive". 

Step 2: Ensure that your Google Drive files are selected for backup

1. Go to Manage Files:

2. Navigate to your Google Drive folder and select the files you want to back up. The following examples show the default location of the Google Drive folder:

• Windows: C:\users\<user>\Google Drive
• Mac: /<user>/Google Drive

2. Click Save.
   The Code42 app begins a file verification scan and then backs up the new files. 

Windows: Add system access to folder if needed

To back up files in the Google Drive folder while using Google Backup and Sync on Windows, you must install the Code42 app per user. If you have installed the Code42 app for everyone, then you will need to manually add system access to the impacted folders. 

1. Open a file browser and locate the folder that isn't backing up.
2. Right click the folder and select Properties.
   The Folder Properties window appears.
3. Select the Security tab.
4. Click Edit.
5. Click Add.
   The Select Users or Groups window appears.
6. In Enter the object names to select, type "System". 
7. Click OK.
   SYSTEM is listed as a user in the folder permissions.