User Case: Can I Sync My Google Drive with Icedrive?

 

I would like to have a synchronized folder in Icedrive that keeps my Google data up to date, as I have some important information on Google Drive. Is it feasible?

- Question from Reddit

Why Sync Google Drive with Icedrive?

Google Drive is a cloud storage service built by Google. It allows you to store, sync, and share files. While, Icedrive is a provider of a secure cloud with a focus on privacy, encryption, and a user-friendly interface.

Why Integrate Google Drive with Icedrive
Why Integrate Google Drive with Icedrive

Syncing Icedrive with Google Drive has several advantages.

  • Data Backup: By syncing your files between Icedrive and Google Drive, waste is guaranteed. In case of a service outage or data loss, other services may still be able to access your files.
  • Improved storage: Sync from one platform to another plan, effectively increasing the storage you have available without having to upgrade your plan when you hit the Google Drive storage limit.
  • Security and Privacy: Due to Icedrive's encryption and privacy features, some users may choose to store some files while using Google Drive for sharing and collaboration. The sync feature lets you take advantage of Google Drive's collaboration features without compromising your privacy.
  • Workflow Flexibility: Synchronization provides flexible workflow. Depending on your needs, you can decide which files to keep on each platform, or use one for your personal files and one for documents related to your work.

How to Sync Google Drive with Icedrive via MultCloud

Before knowing this way, you may be used to syncing files from Google Drive with Icedrive by manually downloading and uploading. It is the time to say goodbye to the old-fashioned method! You can use MultCloud to automate the sync process and save time and energy to do other things.

MultCloud is a cloud file manager. You can add all your cloud accounts like Google Drive, OneDrive, Icedrive, Dropbox, or SharePoint Online account to MultCloud and manage the cloud files in one place. To make Icedrive + Google Drive integration, MultCloud offers you the Cloud Sync function. It provides you with 4 free and 6 paid sync modes to help you set a personalized task.

⭐4 Free Sync Modes:

  • Simple Sync: Simply sync files from Google Drive to Icedrive once.
  • Real Time Sync: Constantly sync files from Google Drive to Icedrive in real time.
  • One-way Sync: Only sync files from Google to Icedrive or from Icedrive to OneDrive.
  • Two-way Sync: The sync process can go both ways between Google Drive and Icedrive.

⭐6 Paid Sync Modes:

  • Mirror Sync: Always keep the Google Drive and Icedrive files the same.
  • Move Sync: When files are synced to Icedrive, they will be deleted in Google Drive.
  • Cumulative Sync: The sync task will not sync the deletion in Google Drive.
  • Incremental Sync: Only the added or modified files will be synced to Icedrive.
  • Full Backup Sync: All the files will be synced to Icedrive in each sync.
  • Update Sync: The new-coming files will cover the old files in Icedrive after the sync.

How to Sync Data from Google Drive to Icedrive by Cloud Sync

Step 1: Sign up for a free MultCloud account. After entering the MultCloud website, click the “Get Started for Free” button to go to the signup page. Then, enter your email address and password to register. Or, you can register with your Google/Apple/Facebook account.

MultCloud Sign up
MultCloud Sign up

Step 2: Add Google Drive and Icedrive to MultCloud. First, click “Add Cloud” and the cloud icon. Then, log in to your cloud account in the pop-up window.

Add Google Drive and Icedrive
Add Google Drive and Icedrive

Note: The “Password” in the Icedrive login window can be obtained by opening the Icedrive website and clicking Your Username > 2FA & Access > WebDAV > Enable > Show Key.

Icedrive Login Window
Icedrive Login Window

Step 3: Choose the source and target Clouds. Select “Cloud Sync” in the left bar and click the FROM box where you can choose which Google Drive files you want to transfer. Then, click the TO box to choose Icedrive as the sync destination.

Sync Google Drive with Icedrive
Sync Google Drive with Icedrive

Step 4: Set and Initiate the sync task. Click “Options” to choose the sync mode and set “Email” and “Filter” (optional). Then, click “Sync Now” to start this task.

  • Email: Be informed by a MultCloud email after the sync is done.
  • Filter: Select the files you want to sync or ignore by the file extensions.
Cloud Sync Options
Cloud Sync Options

Notes:

  • If you need to real-time sync Google Drive with Icedrive but also want the sync task to run regularly, you can set a preferred time in “Schedule”.
  • MultCloud offers 5 GB of free data traffic per month for you to sync files. If you need more, you can pay for a higher plan so that you can get up to lifetime unlimited data traffic as well as faster transfer speed.

Conclusion

As you can see, using MultCloud Cloud to sync Google Drive with Icedrive is truly a good choice. It can automatically move files from Google Drive to Icedrive without downloading. Besides, you can choose from the 10 helpful sync modes to make your task smarter.

What’s more, if you want to backup and restore Google Drive with Icedrive, you can use another MultCloud function – Cloud Backup. It can record each backed-up file version and help you restore files with your preferred file.

Since you are a Google Drive user, you may also use Gmail. If you run out of Google account storage, you can consider migrating some emails to Icedrive. MultCloud Email Migration can do you a favor in converting Gmail emails into PDFs and directly saving to Icedrive in batches.

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