Make sure you have done step 1 as if Google Drive Sync is running, you will lose your data on both your local computer and in Google Drive Cloud. If all looks good, then continue to next step. Make sure you check deep into subfolders, especially items that you have recently worked on. Simply log into Google Drive via the Google Chrome browser and visually compare what you have on your local Google Drive folder on the computer vs whats in the browser. Its important to doublecheck this is the case as often a slow internet upload speeds can cause some data to never make it to Google. Hopefully, your Google Drive Sync was working correctly before you uninstalled and all your data was synced to the Google Cloud. Check your data is on Google Drive (Cloud) This step is important as you dont want Google Drive Syncing if using Drive File Stream as it could cause lots of problems.Ģ. You dont need to worry about losing data as your Google Drive folder will remain on the computer. Uninstall Google Drive Sync App from your computer (speak to your IT support if you don’t know how to do this). If you wish to continue to create and edit files with applications like Microsoft Office and use Google Drive as the cloud storage service, then here are the steps to move from old Google Drive Sync to Google File Stream. ![]() With the recent update to Google Drive you can now comment on Microsoft Office files, PDFs and photos in the browser an additional bonus.įor businesses that do design work, Drive File Stream or Backup & Sync may still be the more suitable option. This enables users to power their search of Google Docs & Sheets for collaboration using the Google search engine. We do however still encourage, as a matter of best practice, to operate Google Drive through the web browser. Google has also released Drive File Stream, an application which allows files to be streamed in real-time to your desktop ensuring that bandwidth and hard drive space usage are kept to a minimum.įor our G Suite customers, we highly recommend Drive File Stream over Drive Backup & Sync as we believe it is a superior product. Here is a video I created showing how to install the new Backup & sync app. Drive Backup & Sync essentially works the same as Drive Sync with the added option to backup your desktop data, such as documents & photos to Google Drive as an offsite backup service. In its place are two newer models called Drive Backup & Sync & Drive File Stream. This will affect Google Drive Sync installed prior to July 2017. ![]() ![]() You may have already received an email from Google advising that from, the Google Drive Sync desktop application for PC or MAC will stop working.
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