Now on, every five minute Google Drive app will be restarted automatically.ģ. Download and rename file extension(Press F2) from. So our app will be automating this, it will be restarting gDrive application every 5 minutes and hence triggering file sync and keeping contents as fresh as possible. Each time drive application is opened it scans for new files it has missed out to sync. But there is one behavior of the app which we can use it to our advantage.
How it Works?Īs of now Google Drive app doesn’t have any option to force file sync manually.
Meet Google Drive Force Sync, a tiny app which helps you keep your Drive content always in sync by forcing manual updates periodically. Here is an app that I came up with to address this issue.įorce Google Drive to Sync Files and Keep them Updated If you find that your files were outdated by days, what would you do to sync them or always have them in sync. What if you find out that the changes you made are not synced? Google Drive application does not provide an option to trigger a manual file sync instead it does it automatically. You always want others to have the latest version of the file with updated content. You are working in a group along with your team constantly accessing and modifying certain file. Along with Dropbox, Google Drive is one of the most widely used service. Even if your system crashes your data is still safe allowing you to access and recover it at anytime. Cloud storage is the best way to backup your important data and files.