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.
When Google Drive for Desktop is synchronising files and folders, these are temporarily stored into the above folders.įor instance, let’s focus on the process occurring when a file is uploaded from a browser to Google Drive: Google Drive for Desktop Windows client (and once upon a time Google Backup & Sync) uses two temporary hidden folders, which are set in the local Google Drive folder root, to synchronize files and folders, online and locally.