Google Drive for desktop

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What’s changing​

In the coming months, we’ll make some changes to the solutions we offer to access Google Drive files and keep them in sync on your desktop. There is no immediate action required, but we suggest familiarizing yourself with the changes and plans described below.

Currently, we have two sync solutions available—Drive File Stream, which was built for business users, and Backup and Sync, which was built for consumer users.

Some of our Google Workspace customers have deployed both sync solutions, which can be confusing for end users and challenging for IT departments to manage. To address this, we're planning to unify these sync clients later in 2021, bringing the most used features from both Drive File Stream and Backup and Sync to all of our users. Check out the Additional details section below for more information, and sign up to preview the unified sync client in beta.

Updates on how to sync Google Drive content to your computer

 

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In the coming weeks we’ll be rolling out a number of new features for Drive for desktop (Windows, macOS), our unified sync client that lets you easily sync your content across all your devices and the cloud.

Sync and Drive File Stream, including the ability to:

• Upload and sync photos and videos to Google Photos and/or Google Drive
• Sync external storage devices to the cloud, including flash drives and external hard drives
• Mirror Drive files on your desktop, which stores your files on your local device and enables quicker access to your content

Transitioning to Drive for desktop​

In the coming weeks, Backup and Sync users will begin to see prompts asking them to transition to Drive for desktop, which we recommend doing by September 2021. After this point, users will see an in-product notification notifying them they’ll need to transition to continue syncing their files.

Sync content across all devices with Drive for desktop

Drive for desktop, our unified sync client, now has a number of new features and is available for everyone.

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Use Google Drive for desktop - Google Drive Help

To easily manage and share content across all your devices and the cloud, use Google’s desktop sync client: Drive for desktop. Use Drive for desktop to find your Drive files and folders on your com

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The notification came now, and I've replaced Backup and Sync with the new Google Drive client.

Upcoming changes to Google Drive sync clients - Google Workspace Admin Help

You can now download Drive for desktop. To learn more about how to transition to Drive for desktop, go to Moving from Backup and Sync to Google Drive for desktop.

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