Drive File Stream, a Mac and Windows app that lets enterprise users access files, is getting a rename to "Google Drive for desktop." ...

In an attempt to reduce confusion, Google will be replacing Drive for Stream and Backup and Sync with Google Drive for Desktop.

Google's new Drive app for desktop is slated to replace both the Drive File Stream and Backup and Sync apps.

Google's Backup and Sync and Drive File Stream apps are being merged into Google Drive for desktop for everyone.

Over the next few weeks, Google will start sending prompts in the Backup and Sync and Drive File Stream tools to encourage users to start switching over.

Although there's just one Google Drive app on mobile, on the desktop there's 'Drive File Stream' for Workspace/G Suite customers and 'Backup and Sync' for regular users.

Backup and Sync users will have to transition to the new app (a renamed version of Google’s enterprise file syncing software), but business clients who are already using Drive File Stream (aka ...

Currently there are two desktop sync solutions for using Google Drive – Drive File Stream, which is for business users, and Backup and Sync, which is designed for personal use.

Google plans to update Drive File Stream in April with M1 support. Since the November launch of the first M1-powered Macs ...

Google announced in a blog post that the Google Drive app for desktop has officially deprecated. Support will be cut off on December 11th 2017.

Google Drive is a handy place to store your data, and it comes with a regular Gmail account. You can get more out of it by tying it to Windows File Explorer.

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).