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One is to avoid clicking ‘Disconnect account’ in the Drive for desktop app.

Another tip is to avoid moving or deleting the app’s data folder on your hard drive.

A laptop screen on an orange background showing the Google Drive desktop app

Google’s final optional tip is to make a copy of this app data folder.

Some Google Drive users have taken things into their own hands with some success.

But we’ll update this article when Google issues further guidance on what to do next.

A diagram showing the 3-2-1 backup strategy

Instead, a3-2-1 backup strategyis the way to go.

This usually means combining two local hard drives with an off-site cloud backup.

you could also make backups of your cloud storage files.

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