Why is my Google Drive not syncing?

Google Drive is one of the most popular and famous cloud drive services in the market, providing comprehensive backup and sync features. So you may often save data on Google Drive such as uploading photos to Google Drive, syncing documents, audios, and more to Google Drive. And how to force Google Drive to sync on Windows 10? You can set up sync in the Google Drive client.

But there may be troublesome Google Drive errors appearing in the process of using, like Google Drive upload stuck, Google Drive not syncing in Windows 10, uploaded files not showing in Google Drive, and so on.

You might find Google Drive not syncing on Windows 10 and do not know why. There may be different causes for it such as unreliable Internet connection, bugs in the Google Drive client, insufficient cloud storage space, Firewall and Antivirus protection, etc. You can find out the exact reason and fix it. If you do not know what causes such an issue, we prepared another way to help you sync files to Google Drive easily.

How to fix Google Drive not syncing in Windows 10

When you met the Google sync not working in Windows 10, you can try the 7 different solutions below to try to fix it. If they cannot help your Google Drive return to the normal situation, it is advisable for you to switch to a new way to operate Google Drive sync.

Solution 1. Check network connection

Once your Google Drive stopped working, the first thing you need to check is the network connection on your computer. As a cloud drive service, Google Drive requires a stable Internet connection to work normally.

Solution 2. Restart the Google Drive client

Restarting the Google Drive client can solve most Google Drive issues including Google Drive stopped syncing. All you need to do is to find the Google Drive icon in the taskbar and choose the gear icon. Choose Quit to close Drive for Desktop completely. Then relaunch it to try syncing again.

Solution 3. Pause and restart syncing

Another effective way is to pause the sync task in your Google Drive now, and sync files later. This solution may make your Google Drive sync normally.

Likewise, press the Google Drive icon in the taskbar. Click the gear icon > Pause syncing. After a while, choose Resume syncing to restart the sync engine.

Solution 4. Run Google Drive as administrator

In some cases, running the Google Drive app as administrator can solve the Google Drive not syncing issue. Just locate the Google Drive option in the search result and right-click on it. Choose the Run as administrator option here.

Solution 5. Check current storage in Google Drive

Sometimes, your Google Drive does not sync as usual because there is not sufficient cloud storage in your Google Drive account. If you met Google Drive not working on Windows 10, you need to check the current storage in Google Drive and get some Google Drive extra storage for your files.

If there is sufficient storage in Google Drive, please go to check other causes. If the current storage is used up, you can delete some unimportant files to free up Google Drive storage. Or, you can pay for a subscription plan with larger cloud storage space. If you want more free cloud storage, you can consider using a combine cloud storage feature introduced in the last part.

Solution 6. Disable the Firewall and Antivirus

Your Google Drive may be blocked by Firewall and Antivirus in the Windows operating system. So when you start syncing in Google Drive, please disable the Firewall and Antivirus program on your computer in Windows Settings.

1. Go to Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Defender > Windows Defender Security Center.

2. On the Customize Settings page, choose Turn off Windows Defender Firewall under both of the settings.

Solution 7. Uninstall and reinstall Drive for Desktop

The last solution is to uninstall Google Drive in Windows 10 and reinstall it to fix most errors in Google Drive. Just follow the easy guideline to uninstall Drive for Desktop:

1. Go to Start > Settings > Apps > Apps & features.

2. Locate the Google Drive option and choose Uninstall here.

After that, download and install the latest version of Drive for Desktop from its official website properly.

Tip: Sync data to Google Drive quickly and easily

Feel fired of fixing all types of Google Drive errors? Here comes an easy way to sync data to Google Drive - using a free cloud backup service called CBackup. In it, you can sync files, folders, programs, and even the entire computer to Google Drive directly.

● There is no limitation on file size and syncing speed in CBackup. You will not meet any Google Drive errors during the syncing process.
● In addition to Google Drive, you can sync data to many other mainstream clouds like OneDrive, Dropbox, etc.
● There is a Scheduler feature in CBackup, which can make your sync task perform automatically.

Now, you can download the CBackup client on your computer and refer to the easy guideline to sync data from PC to Google Drive via CBackup:

1. Sign up for an account and run CBackup to log into your account.

2. Go to the Storage section. Then click on Google Drive > Authorize Now in turn. Please give CBackup authorization to access your Google Drive account safely.

3. Click Sync > Sync PC to Public Cloud.

4. Choose any data from your computer as the sync source. Then choose a Google Drive folder as the sync destination. Finally, press the Start Sync button to sync files to Google Drive quickly and easily.

★Tips: As a professional cloud service, CBackup offers comprehensive features for free. All of them are free to use:

Combine cloud storage: If you need more cloud storage in Google Drive, CBackup allows you to increase Google Drive storage by merging unlimited Google Drive accounts.

Cloud to cloud backup/sync: With this feature, you can backup or transfer files between any two cloud drive accounts on CBackup interface directly.

Backup PC to public cloud: You are allowed to backup files to Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, etc.

Free cloud storage: Each CBackup account will be given 5GB free cloud storage in CBackup Cloud. You can upgrade it to 1TB, 5TB as well.

To sum up

You do not need to worry too much about Google Drive not syncing in Windows 10. We have introduced 7 useful solutions to it. At the same time, another simple way to sync data to Google Drive is also listed in this article.