How to Restore Backup from Google Drive to Your Device

There is a wealth of data in our life, such as images, Gmail, and different files, but accidents do occur, such as hardware-software failures, virus or malware assaults, and so on. As a result, we must backup and sync our files regularly.

And Google Drive might be an excellent option. Google Drive is a storage and sync service built by Google that allows users to store files in the cloud and sync and share them across many devices.

Storing your files and crucial data in the Google Drive cloud is a secure approach to keep them from being lost. It is less prone to damage than an external hard disk.

How Do I Restore a Backup from Google Drive to My Android?

To restore a Google Drive backup to an Android device, follow these steps:

1. Reset your Android phone to factory settings.

2. When you reset your device, you will see the welcome screen; click on it and then select "Copy your data" from the following page.

3. Choose "Backup from the cloud" from the options.

4. Log in to your Google account, and you'll see a list of stuff you may restore, including applications, call records, device settings, and so on. Since our phone was blank following the reset, select everything, hit Restore, and wait for it to complete.

The only item missing are photographs and videos, which may subsequently be managed by checking in to your Google account.

After logging in to your account, go to the "Photos" page, choose the photographs and videos you wish to restore, and then click Download to get your backed-up files.

How to Restore a Google Drive Backup to a Windows PC?

We may immediately restore the backup from Google Drive to a Windows PC using the following operations:

1. Launch the browser on your Windows PC and login in to your Google Drive account.

2. Browse your Google Drive account and choose the folders you want to restore, then right-click on them and choose "Download."

3. Google Drive will compress the selected folders into ZIP files and complete the download process. After that, we merely need to unzip these folders to continue using the data contained therein.

How Do I Restore a Backup From Google Drive to iOS?

You may backup and share files with Google Drive from iOS devices such as iPhones and iPads. However, we are unable to restore the backup from Google Drive to iOS devices directly since the Google Drive encryption mechanism restricts the iOS system.

However, we still have a solution to this problem. To do this process, we must utilize a third-party tool, such as an Android phone; we must restore the backup data from Google Drive to Android and then transfer the backup data from Android to iPhone using Gmail.

Conclusion

For the sake of data protection, it is important to develop the habit of backup, as well as the ability to recover a backup. In this post, we explained how to recover backup files from Google Drive on three distinct devices. The techniques used are straightforward, easy, and successful, and we hope they may help you clear up any confusion in this area.

Q&A: How to Restore Backups From Google Drive

1. How do I access my backed-up data on Google Drive?

For the phone:

1. Open the Google Drive app on your phone.

2. Tap Menu, and you will see the Backup option.

3. Choose Backup to manage your data on Google Drive.

For your Windows Computer:

1. Open your browser and navigate to drive.google.com.

2. In the left navigation bar, choose the storage option

3. Click Backups in the upper right corner of the open page.

4. Use the Backups interface to manage your documents.

2. How do I sync my Google backup?

For the phone:

1. Launch the Settings app on your phone.

2. Tap "About phone" and sign in with your Google account; then tap "Account sync."

3. Tap the "More" button and select "Sync now."

For your Windows Computer:

1. Download and install Drive for desktop, then sign in with your Google account.

2. Click the Settings option and then pick Preferences

3. In the left-hand function bar, select Google Drive, then My Drive syncing settings.

4. There are two file categories here; choose which one you want, and the files on your PC will be instantly transferred to Google Drive.

3. Do files on Google Drive last forever?

No. Google allows you to save your files on Google Drive for two years, after which Google will automatically destroy them; however, Google will warn customers at least three months before the deletion.