diff --git a/pwnagotchi/plugins/default/gdrivesync.py b/pwnagotchi/plugins/default/gdrivesync.py
index a6c62837..500b0dea 100644
--- a/pwnagotchi/plugins/default/gdrivesync.py
+++ b/pwnagotchi/plugins/default/gdrivesync.py
@@ -34,7 +34,81 @@ class GdriveSync(plugins.Plugin):
                 ]
 
     def on_loaded(self):
-        logging.info("[gdrivesync] loaded")
+        # client_secrets.json needs to be not empty
+        if os.stat("/root/client_secrets.json").st_size == 0:
+            logging.error("[gDriveSync] /root/client_secrets.json is empty. Please RTFM!")
+            return
+        # backup file, so we know if there has been a backup made at least once before.
+        if not os.path.exists("/root/.gdrive-backup"):
+            self.backup = False
+
+        try:
+            gauth = GoogleAuth(settings_file="/root/settings.yaml")
+            gauth.LoadCredentialsFile("/root/credentials.json")
+            if gauth.credentials is None:
+                # Authenticate if they're not there
+                gauth.LocalWebserverAuth()
+            elif gauth.access_token_expired:
+                # Refresh them if expired
+                gauth.Refresh()
+            gauth.SaveCredentialsFile("/root/credentials.json")
+            gauth.Authorize()
+
+            # Create GoogleDrive instance
+            self.drive = GoogleDrive(gauth)
+
+            # if backup file does not exist, we will check for backup folder on gdrive.
+            if not self.backup:
+                # Use self.options['backup_folder'] as the folder ID where backups are stored
+                backup_folder_id = self.get_folder_id_by_name(self.drive, self.options['backup_folder'])
+
+                if not backup_folder_id:
+                    # If the folder doesn't exist, create it
+                    folder = self.drive.CreateFile(
+                        {'title': self.options['backup_folder'], 'mimeType': 'application/vnd.google-apps.folder'})
+                    folder.Upload()
+                    backup_folder_id = folder['id']
+                    print(f"Created folder '{self.options['backup_folder']}' with ID: {backup_folder_id}")
+
+                # Continue with the rest of the code using backup_folder_id
+                file_list = self.drive.ListFile({'q': f"'{backup_folder_id}' and trashed=false"}).GetList()
+
+                if not file_list:
+                    # Handle the case where no files were found
+                    logging.warning(f"[gDriveSync] No files found in the folder with ID {backup_folder_id}")
+                    if self.options['backupfiles'] is not None:
+                        self.backupfiles = self.backupfiles + self.options['backupfiles']
+                    self.backup_files(self.backupfiles, '/backup')
+
+                    self.upload_to_gdrive('/backup', self.options['backup_folder'])
+                    self.backup = True
+
+                # Specify the local backup path
+                local_backup_path = '/'
+
+                # Create the local backup directory if it doesn't exist
+                os.makedirs(local_backup_path, exist_ok=True)
+
+                # Download each file in the folder
+                for file in file_list:
+                    local_file_path = os.path.join(local_backup_path, file['title'])
+                    file.GetContentFile(local_file_path)
+                    logging.info(f"[gDriveSync] Downloaded {file['title']} from Google Drive")
+
+                # Optionally, you can use the downloaded files as needed
+                # For example, you can copy them to the corresponding directories
+                self.backup = True
+                with open("/root/.gdrive-backup", "w").close():
+                    pass  # Create an empty file
+                # reboot so we can start opwngrid with backup id
+                pwnagotchi.reboot()
+
+            # all set, gdriveSync is ready to run
+            self.ready = True
+            logging.info("[gdrivesync] loaded")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.error(f"Error: {e}")
+            self.ready = False
 
     def get_folder_id_by_name(self, drive, folder_name):
         file_list = drive.ListFile({'q': "mimeType='application/vnd.google-apps.folder' and trashed=false"}).GetList()