Google For Mac Is Going Away

The regular Google Drive app will be shut down by next March, so the faster you move to Drive File Stream, the better for yourself and your business. Google in a blog post that starting Thursday, Drive users will see settings for the Drive File Stream app appear in the Admin console. The settings won’t go into effect until September 26th when the app becomes available, and links will be shown in the Drive interface only if you see them in Backup and Sync or Google Drive for Mac and PC. If you’re a G Suite admin managing Google products for a company, then you’d better get acquainted with the new Drive File Stream and use it instead of Google Drive and Backup and Sync.

Regular Google users will be better off getting the consumer sync client announced a few weeks ago, the that’s already available to download. Businesses can also use Backup and Sync, though they should pick just one solution to manage their files — the Drive File Stream app is optimized for enterprise use, and may be the better choice. You should pick one or the other soon, as Google Drive is going away for good, and there’s nothing you can do about it.

Google Removes Chrome Apps Section From the Chrome Browser Web Store. Which first appeared on Mac in 2013. Google is going to abandon it and announce a replacement.

The older tool (Google Drive for Mac/PC) is being replaced by, which functions much the same way as the existing Google Drive for Mac/PC. The earlier sync client, Drive for Mac/PC, will no longer be supported by Google as of December 11, 2017 and will be discontinued and cease to function as of March 12, 2018.

As another alternative as of September 26th, 2017, Google has made a new service called “Drive File Stream” available to G Suite (formerly Google Apps) customers. Is intended to replace the Google Drive Sync client, which will be “deprecated” by Google and can no longer be used after March 12th, 2018.

It can also be used instead of Backup and Sync. Does this impact me? If you use Google Drive AND you sync your Google Drive information to your local computer using Google Drive for Mac/PC, then this impacts you. If you only access your Drive from a web browser and do not sync anything locally then this will not impact you. What are my options? If you or anyone at your organization uses the Google Drive for Mac/PC client, you will need to replace it with either. If you go with Backup and Sync that will replace your existing Sync and will retain your settings but also give you the option to backup your Desktop, Document and Photos to Drive as well.

If you chose to use you will need to reselect the folder you want accessible offline and then remove the old Sync tool. There are some additional considerations in using Drive File Stream so you may want to we’d love to help you out. What are the differences between Drive File Stream and Backup and Sync? Google has provided a helpful you can view here. Here is the information Google provides on the differences between Drive File Stream and Backup and Sync: There are two ways to access Google Drive files and keep them in sync on all your devices. Drive File Stream is best for most organizations. Drive File Stream lets you stream My Drive and Team Drive files directly from the cloud which: - Frees up disk space and network bandwidth - Decreases sync time - Minimizes the amount of company data stored on users’ hard drives You can also make Drive files available for offline access.