google drive for mac pc is going away soon

Google Drive will still be available as an app on mobile operating systems. As an alternative to or in addition to installing Drive File Stream, you can upgrade to the new version of Drive for Mac/PC, called Backup and Sync.' 'We encourage you to use Drive File Stream. It will no longer be supported starting on 11 December 2017 and it will shut down completely on 12 March 2018. The company says in a blog post that with the launch of Drive File Stream: 'Google Drive for Mac/PC is officially deprecated. Google launched Google Drive in 2012 as its answer to cloud storage service Dropbox.

The company says this means almost none of the PC's hard drive space is used and less time is spent waiting for files to sync. Google will shut down Google Drive in March and has urged users to move files to its new Drive File Stream product.ĭrive File Stream, available today, is a desktop application that allows users to quickly access all of their Google Drive files on demand, directly from their computer. Google will stop support for desktop Drive in March.

Google drive for mac pc is going away soon