Why is Google Backup and Sync exchanging files bidirectionally instead of unidirectionally? 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&amp;S to normal functioning, but ever since then, when I launch GB&amp;S and configure it to back up my Desktop and Documents folders on &quot;My Laptop&quot; to the &quot;Computer&quot; 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 &quot;Computers&quot; section of Google Drive. I thought it meant unidirectionally (i.e. backup), but what happens is that GB&amp;S starts downloading stuff that was deleted long ago! If I cancel the merge requests, GB&amp;S basically stops.
Is there any way to insure unidirectional backup?
I wound up deleting my computer and all documents from the &quot;Computer&quot; tab in Google Drive, and backing up everything again. So far so good.