Although Google does plan to make a change early next year, the Drive service itself isnt going anywhere.

Rather, its the Google Drive app thats being terminated, and thats only because its being replaced.

Google Drive For Pc/ Eol Mac Are Approaching

If you dont sync, dont worry Just to be totally clear, only the Google Drive apps for Windows and Mac are approaching end-of-life.

Which is totally fine, because Google released Backup and Sync back in July.

If you fall into that camp, this news isnt news at all; nothing to see here, move along.

Google Drive For Pc/ Eol Free Utility Replaces

What is Backup and Sync Googles free utility replaces both the Drive and Photos desktop apps for Windows PCs and Macs.

You can use Backup and Sync to back up the contents of your entire computer, or just selected folders.

Its a pretty easy tool to use, especially if you were already syncing with its Drive app predecessor.

If youre new to it, however, check out Get started with Googles Backup and Sync app.

What is Drive File Stream The funniest part about last weeks Google Drive fake news: Google announced the date of Drives demise in a blog post for IT administrators who offer Googles G Suite productivity tools to employees.

To further head off any confusion, lets talk about Drive File Stream, a tool mentioned in that post.

According to Google, its a new desktop application that allows you to quickly access all of your Google Drive files on demand, directly from your computer, meaning you use almost none of your hard drive space and spend less time waiting for files to sync.

But, again, thats something your workplace may roll out; its not something you need to worry about on your personal laptop.

So youve still got plenty of time to make your way to Backup and Sync -- assuming you need to, you know, backup andor sync.

And thats about it.

There hasnt been a lot of Google Drive news lately -- except the good news that the service is definitely not going away.

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