Is google drive for mac/pc going away soon?

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Businesses can also use Backup and Sync, though they should pick just one solution to manage their files - the Drive File Stream app is optimized for enterprise use, and may be the better choice. Regular Google users will be better off getting the consumer sync client announced a few weeks ago, the Backup and Sync tool that’s already available to download. If you’re a G Suite admin managing Google products for a company, then you’d better get acquainted with the new Drive File Stream and use it instead of Google Drive and Backup and Sync. At the same time, PC backups are now a more automated process. That could affect your storage space dramatically - if you upload images to Drive, it counts against your space, but if you upload them to Photos (using the “high,” not “original” setting), it doesn’t. The original Google Drive was not so convenient, as it required you to use two separate apps for files and photos.

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Backup and Sync lets you, well, backup and sync photos and files from PC folders, USB keys and SD cards to the cloud, so they’re available anywhere.