Google Drive File Stream backup
Does anyone know if it is possible to back up the Google Drive File Stream drive with Acronis True Image 2017? If so, how please?


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Many thanks for your response Steve. I have looked into this a little further and understand some more. I was setting Google Drive File Stream to store files offline, but couldn't see where they were. I now realise that they are in the local profile app folder in unidentifiable file types without an extension, in multiple folders (C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Google\DriveFS\{long folder name with random letters & numbers}\content_cache). In fact they were being backed up by ATI, which is good, but I can't see that these files are usable without connection to Google Drive File Stream, so now I am switching to using Google Drive in conjunction with Google Drive File Stream so that, all being well with the syncing, I will be able to back up the files in their original form to ATI. It's still syncing on my slow internet connection, so I can't say yet whether this will work or not.
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Rupert, thanks for the update and further information. Hope you are able to achieve what you are seeking here.
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Hello Steve,
Yes indeed. Thanks again for your help.
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