In-app support for shared Google drives (new feature, was not present in Backup and Sync).Locally mounted Drive folders in either Stream or Mirror mode-automatically downloading files on-demand or automatically prefetching all files from the cloud.(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.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). These cached files sync back to the cloud when you're online, so the latest version is available on all your devices.Google has released a new Google Drive desktop app that replaces old versions for both home and business.

You can make you non-Google formatted files available for offline access when you lack connection to the Internet. Set up offline access for PDFs, Microsoft Office files, and more on your desktop The icon is an indication of the total number of items that are queued for upload. Items with are queued for upload, currently listed in the pending-to-upload queue.įiles with Done have uploaded successfully and can be accessed from Drive in any browser or from any device with Drive installed.

Files also appear with this icon if sync is paused. When you see Upload complete, your files have uploaded successfully and can be accessed in any browser or device that has Drive installed.įiles with Sync haven’t been uploaded to Drive yet and are currently being processed. Dragging files to a folder in Drive for desktop automatically uploads them to Drive on the web (though it might take a moment for files to sync).

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