

tmp.drivedownload on the local computer, then, assuming c:\drive is the Google Drive root folder, it is moved into the folder c:\drive\MikeĪll this is perfectly reasonable, however, the issues arise as soon as the local computer which is running Google Drive is a Windows Server.

Once the upload is completed, Google Drive for Desktop (or Backup and Sync), which is running on the client computer, will detect a change and will issue a download of the above file Using a browser, the file notes.txt is uploaded to Google Drive into the folder My Drive > Mike Let’s focus on the process occurring when a file or a folder is uploaded from a browser to Google Drive. Google Drive for Desktop (and Backup & Sync) uses two temporary hidden folders to synchronize files and folders, online and locally.įiles and folders which are being synchronized, are initially downloaded/moved into the above folders, then to the corresponding folder, online or locally.
