How to fix
Google Drive Syncing Problems
on Windows

Google Drive fails to sync in Windows 10. Everything worked fine in Windows 8 before upgrading. Any ideas?

Google Drive is a cloud storage that was launched by Google in April 2012. In comparison to data storage devices, such as DVD, CD, USB, cloud storage is easier to access and safer to use. Therefore, cloud storage services adapted millions of users immensely. It is especially useful for creating file backups, thus preventing data loss after a system crash or virus attack. Users highly appreciate cloud storage because the data kept in it can be accessed from any computer or another device that has an Internet connection. Last, but not least advantage of keeping data online is related to the file sharing capabilities, which is why not only individuals prefer using Drive, but also big business.

Google Drive remains the leader of cloud storage service from the beginning of its release. Even though there are lots of competing online storage services, Google offers an excellent relation between security, services and free space obtainment, which is why it does not leave the leading positions. However, sometimes even the best things fail to stand out the purpose, and Google Drive is not an exception. Quite many people have reported that Google Drive won’t sync in Windows 10. This issue springs up on Windows 10 systems that have recently been upgraded from the earlier versions, usually Windows 7 and 8. Unfortunately, the reason why this is Google Drive fails to sync in Windows 10 is not clear, but to fix that, you can try a couple of things.

Option 1. Disable antivirus and Windows Firewall

In many cases, antivirus programs and Windows Firewall blocks the syncing. Therefore, to fix broken sync with Google Drive in Windows 10 try to disable your antivirus and turn off Windows Firewall. For this purpose, you have to:

• Right-click Win key and go to Control Panel.
• Go to System and Security and click on Windows Firewall.
• Then, click on Turn Windows Firewall on or off option and set it to Off.
• Once done, find the icon of your antivirus in the notifications area.
• Right-click it and disable it.
• To check if it has been disabled completely, click Ctrl + Shift + ESC and look for the related processes on the Task Manager. If there are any, click on each of them and select End Task.
• Reboot the PC.

If Google Drive fails to sync, after all, try to reinstall it.

Option 2. Reinstall Google Drive

To reset Google Drive’s services, you should reinstall it completely. For this purpose, you have to:

• Close Google Drive and log out of your account.
• After that, right-click on the Win key and select Control Panel.
• On the Add/Remove programs list, find Google Drive, click it, and select Uninstall.
• Navigate to the local storage and rename Google Drive folder.
• After that, go to the Play Store or another legitimate download source and download the latest Google Drive’s version.

Hopefully, syncing is now working properly. If not, you may also try to install the older version of Google Drive. You just have to perform the same steps as listed above except finding the previous version of the cloud.

NOTE: before you download and install another version of Google Drive, it’s advisable to run a scan with [d1] to clean registries. Registry clean is recommended to avoid registry errors, file leftovers, and further software crashes.