Google Drive Desktop: All information about the new client
of David Haydl 
on February 05, 2021, 17:18 am | 🔥 popular | Write a comment
Backup & Sync Google is now Google Drive Desktop. I'll show you what's changing and how you can use the new client from now on.
Until now, there were two apps that could display content from Google Drive on PCs and Macs. One was Backup & Sync, which was intended for all private customers. To be honest, it never worked particularly well and always took ages to synchronize. Then there was Drive File Stream for consumers of G Suite, the offering for business customers from Mountain View. Now Google has announced that Backup & Sync and File Stream will be discontinued and replaced by Google Drive Desktop. This was somewhat predictable, as it makes no sense from a software perspective to maintain two products with almost identical functionality.
After installing and logging in, former users of the solution for private individuals will notice that two things have changed. On the one hand, the service is now displayed as a separate drive in Windows and macOS. On the other hand, the data synchronization is much faster. Drive Desktop mirrors the data from the cloud and only downloads it when it is used. You can use the app from now on here .