{"id":508,"date":"2017-09-07T23:18:58","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T23:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/nurazean\/?p=508"},"modified":"2017-09-07T23:18:58","modified_gmt":"2017-09-07T23:18:58","slug":"when-google-drive-is-going-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/nurazean\/2017\/09\/07\/when-google-drive-is-going-away\/","title":{"rendered":"When Google Drive is going away"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For consumers, the switch should be straightforward. G Suite customers have a confusing decision to make, however.<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n
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Google Drive for both the PC and Mac will begin to die on December 11, Google said this week. Depending on whether you\u2019re a business user or a strict consumer, it will be reborn as one of two new apps: Backup and Sync, for consumers, or Drive File Stream, for businesses. Here’s what to expect during the transition.<\/p>\n

When Google Drive is going away, and how<\/h2>\n

Note that Google doesn\u2019t appear to be making any changes to the Drive service itself, just the apps. Google currently offers 15GB of online storage with Drive, and those files are accessible with any device with a Drive app installed. Those devices include Android devices, iPhones, and iPads\u2014whose Drive mobile apps are apparently being left untouched.<\/p>\n

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Google said it will stop supporting the Drive app for Macs and PCs on December 11, and the Drive app will simply stop working on March 12, 2018. At that point, consumers will have to use Backup and Sync. Business customers subscribed to Google\u2019s G Suite apps will be shifted over to Drive File Stream, a preview app that is now being pushed mainstream.<\/p>\n