Where is Google Drive data stored locally?

Where are my Google Drive files stored locally?

If you use Backup and Sync, your local files will remain in your Drive folder on your computer, and a synced copy is also stored online. You can also configure Backup and Sync to delete local files and keep them safe in the cloud.

Does Google Drive have local storage?

You can now select which folders you want to sync to a computer with Google Drive. Google has rolled out a new syncing feature in Google Drive that can help free up space on a computer. Until now, syncing on Google Drive meant duplicating everything in the cloud on your computer, taxing precious local storage.

Where is Google Drive data stored physically?

A. According to Google, the files you add to your Google Drive app or folder are stored on servers in secure data centers. Your data stored with Google is encrypted during transfer from your computer — and while it sits on Google Drive servers.