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#GOOGLE BACKUP AND SYNC REPLACEMENT UPDATE#

(Optional) two-way file and folder synchronization-automatically download files to local folders and vice versa.

Syncing external storage devices (thumb drives, USB hard drives, and SSDs) to Google Drive.

Uploading and syncing photos to Google cloud storage-including automatic compression and resizing, for those choosing “Storage saver” rather than original image quality.

#GOOGLE BACKUP AND SYNC REPLACEMENT UPDATE#

Featuresįrankly, there doesn’t appear to be much new in the upgraded app-the update looks like more of a clean-up and unification effort than anything else. The new Drive app builds in features from Google Photos, Backup and Sync (the old, primarily consumer app), and Drive File Stream (the old, business-targeted version). Google has released a new Google Drive desktop app that replaces old versions for both home and business. Note the drive letter selection, Office presence detection, and Photos quality settings.īeneath the Office, drive letter, and Photos settings, we can scroll down to set the local cached files directory, proxy settings, and bandwidth limiters. There are extra settings buried behind a gear icon in the Google Drive Preferences dialog itself. Streaming folders don’t download files from the cloud unless and until you actually open them. You can run the locally mounted Google Drive folders one of two ways-streaming or mirrored.

The new Drive app was a hefty 238MiB download and a pain-free but surprisingly long (several minutes) installation.Īfter installation finishes, the new Drive user is offered a mercifully brief feature tour.