Everything was fine until I uninstalled Google Backup and Sync in favor of Dropbox Plus (what a mistake!). I ended up actually restoring my entire internal flash drive from a backup, which I thought would restore GB&S to normal functioning, but ever since then, when I launch GB&S and configure it to back up my Desktop and Documents folders on "My Laptop" to the "Computer" tab in Google Drive, it asks me if I want to merge files from my local Desktop and Documents folders with those in my laptop as it appears in the "Computers" section of Google Drive. I thought it meant unidirectionally (i.e. backup), but what happens is that GB&S starts downloading stuff that was deleted long ago! If I cancel the merge requests, GB&S basically stops.
Is there any way to insure unidirectional backup?
Best Answer
I wound up deleting my computer and all documents from the "Computer" tab in Google Drive, and backing up everything again. So far so good.