Backup and Sync will launch June 28th for Mac and Windows users. At the moment, though, it's not meant for business -- Google would rather point you to its upcoming Drive File Stream if you rely.
Is it true that Google Drive is being discontinued? 
This month that it will end support for the Google Drive desktop apps for Windows and Mac computers on Dec. 11 and that the software will be shut down for good on March 12. But while those handy desktop programs for managing your files in the cloud are destined for retirement, Google’s online backup service is not going anywhere soon. You just get to it through different desktop programs. (You can also continue to just upload and download stored files through your Google Account in a web browser.) For desktop users who backed up files to cloud servers with the Google Drive app, the company has to do the job instead. The app for Windows and Mac,, is Google’s software for users of its free services.
The program of locally stored photos and other files on the computer to Google’s cloud servers. (Note that you get a free 15 gigabytes of storage from Google, but if you max it out, if you want to keep storing all your files on the company’s servers.). Business customers using the version of Google’s Gmail, calendar and business programs have a choice. They can use Backup and Sync, too, or switch to the new app for Windows or Mac. Drive File Stream has been available for early adopters and officially arrives on Tuesday.
Google use the Drive File Stream for a few reasons, including faster data-sync times. Additionally, the app stores the files online for direct use and puts less corporate data on the users’ hard drives; specific files and folders can be marked for local storage and use offline when an internet connection is not available.
Deploy Drive File Stream to your organization for a quick and easy way to access your Drive files from your computer. This article is for administrators. To learn how to use Drive File Stream, see the. How it works With Drive File Stream, you stream your Drive files directly from the cloud to your Mac or PC, freeing up disk space and network bandwidth.
Because Drive files are stored in the cloud, any changes you or your collaborators make are automatically updated everywhere. You’ll always have the latest version.
You can also make Drive files available for offline access. These cached files sync back to the cloud when you're online, so the latest version is available on all your devices.
Install or deploy Drive File Stream • Verify that Drive File Stream will work for your organization. You can use Drive File Stream on these operating systems. • Windows: Windows 7 and up. Windows Server editions are not supported. • Mac: El Capitan (10.11) and up. For High Sierra (10.13), follow. Also make sure to use a.
• If you haven’t already done so,. Make sure to allow Drive File Stream and specify whether users can see Drive File Stream download links. • (Optional) At the same Admin console page where you turned on sync, check Allow users to enable real-time presence in Microsoft Office from Drive File Stream. This lets users, and can help prevent editing conflicts. • Install Drive File Stream on each user's computer using one of these options: • Let each user on their own machine.
For this option, users need administrator rights to their computer. • Download the Drive File Stream.exe file and deploy it in silent mode. • Run the installer in silent mode: hdiutil mount GoogleDriveFileStream.dmg; sudo installer -pkg /Volumes/Install Google Drive File Stream/GoogleDriveFileStream.pkg -target '/Volumes/Macintosh HD'; hdiutil unmount /Volumes/Install Google Drive File Stream/ • (Recommended) Delete the Backup and Sync applications. • (Optional) Delete the Google Drive folder at ~/Google Drive.