Google Drive starts slowing down with time as the number of documents and files increase with the data usage. The simple and most straightforward solution for this issue is to scan for and remove all the duplicate and junk files. This way you will be recovering up a sizable portion of your hard drive as well as organizing your valuable documents more efficiently.
Cleaning out dupes is a very straightforward process thanks to a dupe cleaning software we’ll talk about in a while. All you need is:
- Google’s Desktop sync software – https://www.google.com/drive/download/
- Dupes cleaner software – https://www.clonefileschecker.com
There is nothing too technical in using that software, just follow the instructions and it will be all done and dusted safely.
- Install the Google Drive desktop client from it’s setup file. After installation is complete, launch it. You’ll be prompted to enter the log-in credentials. Enter them and sign-in
- Once you’re logged-in, make sure the program automatically starts synchronizing your files. If the syncing process doesn’t starts by itself, click Google Drive’s system tray icon. Now see if the “Preparing for sync” or “Syncing” message is displayed. If none of those messages is displayed, click Settings icon and then click Preferences. Now choose the “Sync everything in My Drive” option under Sync Options tab. Ensure other settings are properly configured. Click Apply
- The file sync may take several minutes or hours depending on the total size of the batch of files you’re syncing as well as your Internet connection’s speed. Wait patiently until you see the “Sync complete” message is displayed after clicking app’s system tray icon
- Now install Clone Files Checker from it’s setup file. After installation is complete, open it
- In the list box on the left, add your Google Drive folder, and start the scan
- After the scan is complete, you can either select Quick-Fix (for a single action to be universally applied to all dupes) or the Review & Fix option (to decide a different kind of action for different groups of duplicate files). Follow the on-screen instructions till the wizard ends
Besides dupes, there are other factors too that affect your Google Drive’s speed. For example, corruption of thumbnail and web page caches can slow down your Google Drive considerably. When you normally open a website, it gets stored in the browser cache for quick access. However, if the cache contents gradually get corrupted and from then onwards they simply stop being of any help in loading a website faster. They rather eat up valuable hard drive space. Here is how to clean up temporary Internet files, browser cache and other similar junk stuff.
Google Chrome, Opera (both)
- Press Ctrl + Shift + Delete simultaneously
- Choose “the beginning of time” from the drop down menu
- Select all the boxes
- Click the “Clear browsing data” button
Mozilla Firefox
- Press Ctrl + Shift + Delete key simultaneously
- Choose the “Everything” option from the drop down menu
- Click the “Clear Now” button
Internet Explorer
- Press Ctrl + Shift + Delete
- Select all the boxes
- Click the “Delete” button
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