Google Drive will soon get a unified solution that will help you access your files and keep them in sync on your desktop. The service currently offers two solutions – Drive File Stream for business users and “Backup and Sync” for consumers. However, in the coming months, Google plans to unify these solutions to simplify things for both administrators and end-users.
Google outlined the upcoming changes in a recent post on its Workspace Updates blog. In the post, the company explains how it plans to bring the best and most widely used features from Drive File Stream and Backup and Sync to a unified solution. Google claims that the unified solution will provide a powerful sync client for all Google Drive users and make it easier for administrators and IT teams to manage the apps . The unified solution will also reduce user confusion about which app to use and also deliver better performance for end users.
As part of this move, Google has renamed Drive File Stream to Google Drive for desktop with the latest release (version 45). However, the functionality of the service remains unchanged and users will not need to take any additional steps to continue using the client. Backup and Sync users, on the other hand, will have to migrate to Google Drive for desktop later this year. Until the new unified client is released, Google is working to integrate features from Backup and Sync into the new Google Drive for desktop solution.
Once the unified solution is ready, the company will give Google Workspace administrators and end-users a 3-month notice to switch to Drive for desktop. If you’re interested in learning more about the new Google Drive for desktop solution, you can visit this link . For more information on what features will be ported to Drive for desktop, click here . If you want to try out the new Google Drive for desktop client before it launches later this year, you can sign up for the beta by following this link .
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