{"id":95661,"date":"2023-12-01T09:23:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T17:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/?p=95661"},"modified":"2024-08-23T16:48:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T23:48:36","slug":"download-backup-google-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/download-backup-google-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Download Your Google Drive and Back Up Your Files"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/bb-bh-GDrive-Education-1024x583.png\" alt=\"A decorative image showing a Google Drive logo and a storage bar filling up with different types of files.\" class=\"wp-image-110491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/bb-bh-GDrive-Education-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/bb-bh-GDrive-Education-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/bb-bh-GDrive-Education-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/bb-bh-GDrive-Education-1536x875.png 1536w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/bb-bh-GDrive-Education-2048x1166.png 2048w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/bb-bh-GDrive-Education-1568x893.png 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 15px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"abstract\" style=\"line-height: 1.8; margin: 24px 12px; padding: 24px 12px 10px 12px;\">\r\n<h4>Editor\u2019s Note<\/h4>\r\n<p>What better time for a reminder to back up your data than after a serious data loss event? If you are concerned about the safety of your Google Drive data after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/google\/google-drive-users-angry-over-losing-months-of-stored-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports of unexplained data loss by Google Drive users<\/a> last week, then read on to learn how to download and back up your Google Drive.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">More than one billion businesses and individuals use Google Drive according to, well, a quick search on Google. If most of those one billion people are like me, they save pretty much <em>everything<\/em> there.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether the data is professional or personal, the end result is a lot of important files that aren\u2019t necessarily backed up anywhere. Maybe your school is closing your account and you need to move all of your data somewhere else. Maybe your account gets attacked by cybercriminals. Or maybe Google goes down or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2023\/11\/27\/google_drive_files_disappearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">loses your data<\/a>. In order to protect your important Google Drive files, you need to understand how to go about downloading and backing up your account.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"abstract\" style=\"line-height: 1.8; margin: 24px 12px; padding: 24px 12px 10px 12px;\">\r\n<p>In this post, you\u2019ll learn some simple steps to achieve that, including how to download your Google Drive, how to back up your computer, and how to back up your Google Drive. We\u2019ve gathered a handful of guides to help you protect social content across many different platforms. We\u2019re working on developing this list\u2014please comment below if you\u2019d like to see another platform covered.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/saving-your-uncles-data-how-to-back-up-a-social-media-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Download and Back Up Your Facebook Data<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/how-to-back-up-your-twitch-stream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Download and Back Up Your Twitch Content<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/hold-on-back-up-this-is-how-to-save-your-tiktoks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Download and Back Up Your TikTok Data<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/how-to-back-up-old-email-accounts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Download and Back Up Old Email Account Data<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/how-to-download-and-back-up-youtube-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Download and Back Up YouTube Videos<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/cloud-storage-vs-backup-to-b1-b2-or-both\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Back Up Your Data Once You\u2019ve Downloaded It<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Download Your Google Drive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people have multiple email accounts, so first it is important to make sure you are logged in to the correct Google Account before you start this process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019re signed in, you will want to go to Google Drive: drive.google.com. From there, you can download individual files if you don\u2019t have that many or do a bulk download.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To download individual files:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hold shift while you select all of your files.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Right click and select download.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>To do a bulk download:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to your account at myaccount.google.com.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to Data &amp; privacy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down to the section of the page titled \u201cDownload or delete your data\u201d and click \u201cDownload your data.\u201d This allows you to download all of the data in your Google account (not just Google Drive) via Google Takeout.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"936\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Backup-GDrive_1_Download-Data.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of Google Drive settings showing where to download your data.\" class=\"wp-image-110492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Backup-GDrive_1_Download-Data.png 936w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Backup-GDrive_1_Download-Data-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Backup-GDrive_1_Download-Data-768x187.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 10px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"4\">\n<li>Select Google Drive (and whatever other services you might want to download data from).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"934\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Backup-GDrive_2_Select-Drive-934x1024.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of Google Drive settings showing how to select which Google suite data you want to download.\" class=\"wp-image-110493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Backup-GDrive_2_Select-Drive-934x1024.png 934w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Backup-GDrive_2_Select-Drive-274x300.png 274w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Backup-GDrive_2_Select-Drive-768x842.png 768w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Backup-GDrive_2_Select-Drive.png 936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 934px) 100vw, 934px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 10px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"5\">\n<li>You then have a few options to select:\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" style=\"list-style-type:lower-alpha\">\n<li><strong>Multiple formats: <\/strong>Here you can tell Google the formats of the files you want to download. For example, if you want to download documents as .docx files or as PDFs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Advanced settings:<\/strong> Here you can tell Google to download additional data, including previous versions and the names of your folders.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>All Drive data included: <\/strong>Here you can select all data, or deselect specific folders if you want to.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down to the bottom and click on Next Step.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You\u2019ll be prompted to specify your delivery method. Select <strong>Send download link via email<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can then specify your frequency. You can select a single export or an export every two months for a year. For our purposes, you can select a single export. (We\u2019ll talk about options for backing up your data more frequently later.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Specify the file type and the file size you want to export.\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" style=\"list-style-type:lower-alpha\">\n<li>You can choose to have these files sent as a .zip file or a .tgz (tar) file. The main difference between the two options is that a .zip file compresses every file independently in the archive, but a .tgz file compresses the archive as a whole.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The file size tells Google when to split your data into a separate file. Depending on the size of your data, Google may send you multiple emails with different sizes of files.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Backup-GDrive_3_Select-Frequency-854x1024.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of Google Drive settings showing where to set the frequency and file types of data downloads.\" class=\"wp-image-110494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Backup-GDrive_3_Select-Frequency-854x1024.png 854w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Backup-GDrive_3_Select-Frequency-250x300.png 250w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Backup-GDrive_3_Select-Frequency-768x921.png 768w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Backup-GDrive_3_Select-Frequency.png 936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 10px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"10\">\n<li>Click <strong>Create export.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>When most people think about downloading the data they store in Google Drive, they\u2019re thinking about the documents, photos, and other larger files they work with, but (as Google Takeout makes clear) you have a lot more data stored with Google outside of Drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s why you might choose to export everything:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To have a copy of bookmarked websites.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To have a <a href=\"\/blog\/how-to-back-up-old-email-accounts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">copy of emails<\/a> that may contain files you\u2019ve lost over time.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To have a copy of important voicemails from loved ones in Google\u2019s Voice product that you want to keep forever.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, when you download all of your data it is a good reminder of what information Google has of yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After you click <strong>Create export<\/strong>, you\u2019ll get an email in a few minutes, hours, or a couple of days, depending on the size of your data, informing you that your Google data is ready to download.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Back Up Your Computer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You now have your Google Drive data out of the Google Cloud and on your computer. Next, you\u2019ll want to make sure it\u2019s backed up. Your computer can fail just like Google, so simply downloading it isn\u2019t enough. Protecting your newly downloaded Google data with a <a href=\"\/blog\/the-3-2-1-backup-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">good cloud backup strategy<\/a> should be the next thing you do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure to have at least three copies of your data: two local including one on your desktop and one on a different storage medium, like a <a href=\"\/blog\/life-and-times-of-a-backblaze-hard-drive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hard drive<\/a>. Then, you should have one off-site, and these days that means in the cloud.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that when we\u2019re using the word \u201ccloud\u201d here, we specifically mean that you\u2019re <strong>backing up <\/strong>to the cloud. Often using a \u201ccloud drive\u201d means that you\u2019re syncing, and, as the current data loss snafu at Google shows, <a href=\"\/blog\/cloud-backup-vs-cloud-sync\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">there\u2019s a big difference between sync and backup<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Back Up Google Drive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Downloading your data once and backing it all up is a good step. But, you\u2019re adding documents to Google Drive all the time, and downloading your data manually can get tedious if you want to make sure your work is consistently and reliably backed up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, as we noted above, you <em>can<\/em> set your Google Drive bulk download frequency to a regular cadence. You\u2019d still have to manually download your data and add it to your computer\u2019s local storage, then back it up using the same method you would for your computer data. If you\u2019re using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/cloud-backup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Backblaze Computer Backup<\/a>, which automatically runs in the background on your computer, those files would be backed once they entered your local storage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, that means that you have the possibility of losing files if your cadence isn\u2019t frequent enough, and if you forget to manually download and replace those files sent to you in email, then you might run into trouble.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternatively, there are a few services that will back up your Google Drive data for you. With something like <a href=\"https:\/\/community.movebot.io\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360001557095-Backblaze-B2-Migration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Movebot<\/a>, you can set up your Google Drive to sync and back up to a cloud storage service like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/cloud-storage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Backblaze B2<\/a>. If you\u2019re a little more tech savvy, you can also use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/cloud-storage\/integrations\/rclone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rclone<\/a> to do the same thing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These tools are a bit more complex than using your Backblaze Computer Backup account, but you can configure these tools to back up your Google Drive at a frequency that makes sense for you to make sure new data is getting backed up as you add it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have any techniques on how you download your data from Google Drive or other Google products? Share them in the comments section below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\">\r\n<div id=\"faq-question-1701450079758\" class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How do I download individual files from Google?<\/strong>\r\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">You can simply select the files you want to download, right click, and select Download.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"faq-question-1701450093741\" class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How do I download my entire Google Drive?<\/strong>\r\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">You can use Google Takeout to download your entire Google Drive as well as any data you have in other Google services. Go to your account, click on Data &amp; privacy, and click on Download your data to get started.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"faq-question-1701450121507\" class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How do I back up my Google data once I download it?<\/strong>\r\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">You can back up your Google Data once you\u2019ve downloaded it to your computer by using a trusted cloud computer backup service. Make sure to follow a 3-2-1 backup strategy by keeping at least two backups in addition to your data in Google drive: one local, on your desktop or on a <a href=\"\/blog\/life-and-times-of-a-backblaze-hard-drive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hard drive<\/a>, and one in the cloud.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"faq-question-1701450143540\" class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How do I back up my Google Drive?<\/strong>\r\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">There are many backup software services available to help you back up your Google drive data. With something like <a href=\"https:\/\/community.movebot.io\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360001557095-Backblaze-B2-Migration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Movebot<\/a>, you can set up your Google Drive to sync and back up to a cloud storage service like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/cloud-storage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Backblaze B2<\/a>. If you\u2019re a little more tech savvy, you can also use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/docs-integrate-rclone-with-backblaze-b2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rclone<\/a> to do the same thing.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you use Google Drive, or any other cloud sync service, it&#8217;s important to also back up those files to a second source. 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