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New user and liked the ease in which to get ReadyNAS up and running.
Activated Cloud app to sync with my Google Drive account last night before going to bed.
This morning, it appears that all fil...
No, a link is not a file. Since what is on your computer is just a link to an online document, your actual files are already on Google, so there is no need to back them up (and likely why Google Sync doesn't try).
Seems odd. To me a file is a file. So, that app is useless to me.
I am not familiar with many apps on the ReadyNAS. Would you recommend one that would do a good job autosyncing my Google Drive files on my local computer to the ReadyNAS?
No, a link is not a file. Since what is on your computer is just a link to an online document, your actual files are already on Google, so there is no need to back them up (and likely why Google Sync doesn't try).
Understand.
I did reuse a sourceforge.net application that I have used for years where I can backup my entire Google Drive. Just in case...I now have the Google docs links backing up. It padded my comfort zone and I am good with that.
Thanks for all the feedback!
Tim
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